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Starting Fresh

Recently I saw this quote by Craig Groeschel and it really stuck with me. There are times off and on throughout my week that I get bitter at all types of situations. Why can’t the kids just take a nap so I can have a minute of peace? Why do they not just listen the first time? Or I was dragging in the morning and my workout couldn’t get done. At times my husband is on call a lot and I get exhausted with the kids and I get angry and bitter towards him for not being there. There are times when bitterness can arise towards a certain person and it starts eating at your relationship. It can be a multitude of things that can lead towards bitterness. Bitterness is the enemy fully at work and winning. It took me years to understand that we have no control over how people choose to treat us or how they act and the only control we have is how we respond to them. It’s the same for situations that happen throughout the day. If we are getting bogged down and overwhelmed, chances are we are trying…

What Really Has Your Heart

For a few weeks I have felt this heaviness and this nagging at my heart God was speaking to me, and I could feel it I just didn’t want to listen. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to admit that I was doing anything wrong. Maybe it’s because the fear of letting go of something is going to have major backlash on what I am trying to do. Then yesterday at mass with Father Bose and today on my podcast with Craig Groeschel I was reminded that I am trying to run from what God is trying to show me. I have one too many distractions in my line of sight to keep me from seeing what God is trying to show me. Have you ever experienced this? When you try to ignore it, it just keeps showing up in all different places until it smacks you right in the face.  I allow myself to become very distracted with things in this world that takes my heart and my eyes off of what God is trying to get to me to do. Writing my blog is important for me I really enjoy…