Dependable. Steady. Expected. Consistent.
Technically, these are all positives, these are all words that show appreciation for another and their hard, never let you down, way to always be there personality. But if you are the person being described, if you are the person who feels like they only hear these words when being described, they can begin to change in your head to sound more like Boring. Dull. Typical. Commonplace.
Read MoreThere is beauty and hard in every stage of parenting. When you have littles, the beautiful that comes with the new life that grows and develops so quickly is balanced with exhaustion and sometimes loneliness as you work to fill their basic needs, love them well, and on some days just keep them alive. As they grow and become taller versions of who they once were the beautiful comes in seeing their talents, minds, and hearts grow and mature, the hard comes in helping them understand all the emotions they have as they understand the world better and begin to try and see their place in it, while you pray you don't screw them up too much.
Read MoreOn the 45 minute drive from my small hometown to the bigger city in which we attended church you passed through places so small only the ones in the area knew their names.
The same thing was true on my drives from college to back home. The moment the interstate was behind you and state highways lined by trees took over, you would see single houses with no neighbors to be seen, small communities with a drugstore and gas station as the only proof of economy, until you reached the one booming--and I use that term lightly--metropolis that boasts the restaurants and movie theater before driving back again through the forest lined roads waiting for the sign that told you were just 10 miles away.
Read More"Don't take it personally."
A phrase often uttered with heavy sighs and eye rolls by the person who just told you something about yourself that you most likely did not want to hear."
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