I hurried into my car, pushed the buttons to open the garage and start the car, absentmindedly my thoughts were already ahead of where I was and I began backing up. The slow screeching jolt brought me back to where I was: in my car, backing out of my garage while my garage door was still opening!
Welcome to Coffee Hour with Chicklit Power and Wednesday’s Word with Trench Classes United I looked in my rear-view mirror and was horrified to see the garage door midair, and the bottom metal piece pulled away from its rightful place to the tune of two or three feet. I was literally terrified to get out and look at my car. I just knew it had to be dented on the top and trunk. I held my breath as I got out, trying not to cuss myself out for my stupidity. I looked…and looked for the damage to my car: first on the roof, and then down to the trunk, and I let my eyes gaze slowly, scanning up and down, and then finally, I saw it! The fin on top of my roof looked as though Jaws had put his teeth into it…but that was it! I think I held my breath that whole time as I was searching and searching for the inevitable damage. I let out a huge sigh of relief, exclaiming praise to God for His grace in this situation. It could have been and should have been so much worse. Has that ever happened to you where you know that you know that you didn’t get what you deserved? What is so amazing about our Abba is that He doesn’t scold us with scalding anger; He corrects us with His love. He doesn’t point fingers; He opens His arms. That sudden screech of the garage door trying to open and the jolt of my car were great reminders of His love for me which enables me to stay in my now, assuring me He has my later! Oh, how true Matthew 6:34 rings: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” I don’t know about you, Coffee Hour Friend, but sometimes I can be so focused on the next thing to do, or my thoughts can wander over into another day and then I miss the blessings in the moment. Stay in your moments to recognize the relentless love and grace of a Loving Father who watches out for us, chases after us, and desires to dwell within us. Love, Kim-Evinda
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Have you ever had an “a-ha” moment and thought, “That’s why I do that!” Or, “That’s why they do that!” Welcome to Coffee Hour with Chicklit Power and Tuesday’s Trench Truth with Trench Classes United.
One of the greatest classrooms we will ever be in is the classroom of relationships, where each individual we are in a relationship with is different, with different learning styles, different levels of understanding and comprehension, in other words different ways of showing and receiving love. For example, the way I talk to my son, express my love and appreciation to him is different than how I express those things to my husband. The way I care for my friends should also be different than how I treat my family. The more people in your classroom, the greater the need to understand the value of yours and their full story, i.e., the way we were all loved as children seeps into every chapter of the story of our lives, and each chapter is made up of various relationships. Perhaps it’s time to really spend some quality time in the classroom of relationships! Thoughtfully, Kim-Evinda How important is it to you for you to feel loved and understood by those whom you love? Welcome to Coffee Hour with Chicklit Power and our Invitation Tuesday with Trench Classes United. I don’t know about you, but one of the quickest ways to emotional frustration is to feel misunderstood…especially those I am invested in…until I learned some powerful truths in our How to Love Who You Love Trench class. I am so excited to extend this invitation to you and a loved one to join us for this relationship-refresher workshop with special guests Milan & Kay Yerkovich, authors of the BESTSELLER, How We Love. Believe it there are simple answers to the complications in relationships! Hope to see you there,
Kim-Evinda Problems are like onions; they need to be peeled one layer at a time to get to the core -EL4/2/2018 To steal a reference from Shrek, “The problem is like an onion; it has layers”!
Welcome to Monday’s Musings with Trench Classes United. Today we have a special blog for you from a board/trench member who has witnessed a lot in the first response arena and the aftermath of people’s choices. I love how he combines the reality that problems, more often than not, have roots, a genesis, a beginning. The issue he’s sharing about today while becoming more and more televised and talked about didn’t just show up. Please, come on in…with an open mind and heart which will enable you to look past the first layer of this issue. Is all of the action and attention directed toward the school shootings and gun control focusing on the wrong layer? Yes, these shootings are tragedies and guns are being misused, but I think what we are missing is the “WHY”? Why are these kids taking the actions they are taking? I feel we should be looking deeper at the “why” of this issue. Why are we making it all about a gun issue and nothing about an emotional/mental health issue? While the gun is the tool being used in these horrific tragedies, what is it that got them to the gun? Until we get that figured out, it won’t matter what you ban, it will still happen. I feel we need to look at the root of the problem, the “why,” which in my opinion is mental/emotional health. Why or how does it get to the tragedy of killings with a gun and yet NOBODY noticed? Perhaps it’s time we all become more cognizant of the people around us; then we might see problems in the home, bullying in schools, over medicated and under treated mental health issues. Mental/emotional health is not like a broken arm. You can’t always see it; it’s not always obvious…but it’s real! Unfortunately, for most, emotional/mental health is out of sight and therefore out of mind. Until we dare to try and understand the root of this problem, we can’t endeavor to fix the problem. The sooner we start to identify and treat the root of the problem, the sooner we can make a difference. I’ve learned in life, and with the help of the Trench Classes that to get to the root takes helping one to understand his or her feelings, validating those feelings in a way that brings value and helps the person see their need for a change of direction. This will help develop healthy coping skills to deal with life on life’s terms. It sounds so simplistic, but the truth is it takes work. Until we are willing to peel back the layers of this problem, no matter what you ban, what you try and control, it will still happen. Musing, John Jones |
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