by DB | Jul 19, 2021 | Emotions, Friendship
“Dani, you do not treat me with the respect I deserve.” No one had ever called me down like this. I was sitting with the director of the college ministry over which I presided. It was a private meeting – just the two of us. And after going over several items of...
by DB | May 3, 2021 | Emotions
I’m a crier. Doesn’t matter the emotion-when enough of it builds up, I cry. Happy, sad, angry, overwhelmed, excited… waterworks. Sometimes this is endearing, and sometimes is it supremely frustrating. I have told more than one person on more than one occasion,...
by DB | Apr 26, 2021 | Emotions, Personal Holiness
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such there is no law.Galatians 5:22-23 My husband promised he only needed one more woodworking tool. It was expensive, but it would allow...
by DB | Apr 19, 2021 | Emotions
“It’s okay to be angry, buddy. But it has to be for the right things and in the right way.” I was counseling my 5-year-old after he didn’t like an instruction I gave him, and he raised his fist to shake it at me. “But who am I to teach...
by DB | Apr 4, 2021 | Bible Literacy, Emotions
I am satisfied with Jesus,He has done so much for me:He has suffered to redeem me,He has died to set me free.B.B.McKinney My youngest is completely satisfied with life —- and that’s a problem. Our youngest is potty training in earnest. Or maybe his parents are...
by DB | Mar 29, 2021 | Emotions
I wanted to be numb. It hurt so bad that I couldn’t process. I just wanted to shut it off and be numb. When the dentist told me that my child had four tiny cavities where teeth touch, I felt like a bad parent. Of course, my five-year-old didn’t really...
