Every year since around 2011 I have chosen a passage or chapter of scripture to claim for the year. I do my best to commit the chapter or portion to memory and really absorb its truth. Some of the earliest sections would be Psalm 1, 2 Corinthians 4, 2 Timothy 2, Colossians 3, 1 Corinthians 13, and Joshua 1. About this point, I would also choose a word. Apparently "Word of the Year" is trendy now. You're welcome.
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One quick scroll through social media will offer what the world views as goals for a relationship. #Couplegoals #Relationshipgoals You can't scroll through a feed without seeing a hashtag or picture that people believe are relationship goals. When did this become the standard? When did it become so important to live up to a Hallmark-style life? A visible, outward, shallow display of infatuation. A love that is fake, distant, forced, and short-term. One that may look good to others on the outside, and may even make you feel good, but has no solid foundation. A love that is often best termed as lust and if left unchecked leads to regret.
If anyone knows me, they know how much I love Christmas photo cards - and if we like something, we really like something. We "like" nothing half-heartedly. Obviously, they are important to me even though we waited until the last possible day to take family pictures. We were rushing before it got dark after my husband got off work and barely made it. If it were any any darker, these wouldn't have turned out. Thankfully there's a thing called editing that helps a lot with color temperature, exposure and brightness. If something doesn't look right, you can change it and retake the shot. If the lighting is off, you can adjust it to an extent. If your child's had is purple due to the cold, you can fix that - with socks and some color correction. If the image is washed out, you can fix it with the exposure. Though I prefer to keep my images as close to the original as possible, there is a world of potential in fixing all the little things. The other night there was a brand new, shiny, razor sharp tooth emerging through her tender gums. "Teething." There have been many tears and fussy days. She has been grumpy for no reason, not sleeping well, and been very clingy. A real party.
On this night, after the typical refusal for bedtime, she went to sleep only to be in tears yet again half an hour later. She was in obvious pain. |
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