1.) Sometimes people who have wronged you come squirming out of the wood work the second there is a crisis. They want to make nice. They want absolution. They want forgiveness. And we are called in Scripture to give it. But I want to make a side note here. My daughter's illness is not your ticket for a free pass.
2.) I'm not a very nice person. I'm a holy person. I'm not a nice person. (Hey, Paul to you.)
3.) Don't confuse my silence with a "speak freely pass." Usually that means you need to shut it and back away three feet. She's about to blow.
4.) Elise can feel any way she'd like. So can Carter. So can Elaina. So can Steve. So can Lilly. So can I. So can Nana. It is not being nonspiritual to feel a certain way.
5.) When you fb message someone fresh again after a long time, all of the posts you previously sent in that message show up. :-) Some have been...how do I say...interesting reminders of why a person isn't in my life anymore.
6.) I don't hate anyone. In order to hate you, I'd have to think about you. And I don't. Ever.
7.) Sometimes it's best not to say anything at all. Just roll on.
8.) If someone offers you a choice between what is fair and mercy, always, always, always choose mercy. Fair almost never works in your favor.
9.) Sometimes people are instruments of evil. You can't reason with them or distract them or change them. You must move away from them as rapidly as possible.
10.) As a Christ follower, I have to love you. I don't have to like you. Don't get confused.
11.) Don't forget that you will be judged the same way you judged (which is truly terrifying). Matthew 7:2
12.) All of the great books I have ever read in my lifetime have something that is objectionable to certain people groups in them. (This might be the actually point of literature.)
