I have a friend who when greeted with 'Hi, How are you?" responds: I am blessed and highly favored!
I love this response! Besides being far better than the usual "I'm fine", or "I'm good" (which isn't always true), responding with "I am blessed and highly favored" is an encouragement to everyone who hears it and if you think about it - it's always true. We may not be walking in that truth that day, but the reminder is uplifting! So I am going to try to enjoy each day remembering that I am a Blessed and Highly Favored Daughter of the King!
Thanks for the reminder that we should be ever mindful of who we are in Christ and we are to represent Him whether at home or in public. Very convicting for me as I tend to react out of my emotions too much of the time. I have a friend that whenever leaving her girls with me she always says to them "Be a blessing". BTW I loved your entry on ethanol. It's great that your having your kiddos question what we are being told by the "politically correct" crowd and check the facts out for themselves. Blessings ! Julie
I have a friend that answers that way, too. I've often thought I could never pull of a real greeting response like that, but it sure is a wonderful reminder of who God is. :'))
What a great way to answer that question! It seems like I am asked, "Are they all yours?" no matter where I go -- it use to drive me crazy until one day I decided to start answering them this way -- I stop. Look right at the person asking. Smile. And say, "Yes! I am so Blessed!!!" It always catches them off guard, especially when I am in the middle of 'character training' at the grocery store! I love your blog! EMichelle
Thanks so much for this nice reminder! It is easy to fall into the crazy-day syndrome and "Poor Me" pity party when truly not a moment goes by that we are not so VERY blessed! (even on bad days!)
I enjoy your blog and added you to my friends list! THanks for stopping by mine! Enjoy your cavemen. I wonder what a caveman would do at a tea party! :)
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We are a homeschooling family raising 4 boys in Virginia. This blog is mostly about anything relevant to raising boys or homeschooling in general - but every once in a while I can't help but add some nonsense from our daily life.
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