Weekend Words

A Kind Wife :: “You see, I was so busy doing things for my husband, trying to be the perfect wife, that I was getting it all wrong. I was so tired and stressed that I was snappy, unkind, and impatient. And the only thing my dear husband wanted was a girlfriend! Am I saying that it’s wrong to do things for your husband or family? Of course not! But I am saying to think about keeping being kind as the TOP priority.” I promptly emailed this to my husband so he can understand why I’m weary when he gets home from work. And then I prayed I’d continue to embrace imperfection and be nice to the people I love most.

Every Book Starts With A Sentence :: Thank you, Lysa. I read this at exactly the right time for my heart. I had writing ideas circulating in my head and this was just the encouraging nudge I needed. “It’s a process, this book writing thing. It’s hard and messy and crazy time-consuming. But what a wondrous thing to have words that live on beyond us. Sentences that linger and continue to inspire. Yes, please.”

Less Yelling, More Praying: Bible Verses to Pray :: I read this one day and then didn’t think much more about it. But then I was having a couple overwhelming mothering days this week and went searching for this again. This was the follow-up to Erin’s initial post about a subject that I too am oh-so familiar. {I linked that earlier post in a “Weekend Words” a couple weeks ago.}