grateful for humiliation

i think sometimes you have to go to the very bottom, before you can learn the grace and mercy you need to be restored, and to help others be restored.

read it. it's good

people matter

if something is easy to walk away from, then it does not qualify as a "struggle".

he who humbles himself...

“But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner."

nothing hidden

“Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known. Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!"

he is risen

thank you God.

every time she coughs, my heart sinks. every time, i think it's starting all over. i am sure i'm going to screw this up again.