May. 3, 2009 - Choices
There are many, many things I wish I had known when I was younger, and I try to pass those things on to my daughters.
One of those things has been the idea that we can choose our emotions and attitudes. I have spent most of my life believing that I am a victim of my emotions, but that just isn't true. Even in church today, our pastor said that being crabby is a choice we make. God keeps working with me on this issue and I want to model this for my giris.
Two weeks ago was the day of Abby's birthdy party with her friends. I woke up that morning and was simply exhausted. I had no idea how I was going to get through the day. But God gently reminded me that I had a choice to make: I could mope around and feel sorry for myself, which would put a damper on Abby's exciting day, or I could paste a smile on my face and let Abby know how excited I was for her party. I chose the latter. And you know what? We had a great day.
