I have a big mouth

you may know this. i do.

i try very hard to keep it in check, but i've learned a hard lesson this week...the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

so no matter how hard i try to keep it clamped shut, if my heart is not right, things will start to spill out without me even being aware. i think one of the greatest effects from daily learning about God it that my spirit is more tender and sensitive. if i do say something cutting or insensitive, i will notice and immediately apologize.

but if my heart is calloused and i'm trying to go at it alone every day....ugliness results.

the cool thing is that God has yet to allow me to get away with it. its not fun...but it sure is worth it.

Eph. 4:29

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

I married Dan for a number of reasons. one of them being that he was a strong man and not afraid to tell me the truth directly. I think that is the mark of a great Godly man.

Today I talked with another great Godly man...who pointed out my foolishness and showed me in a great loving way that i had been wrong. i am humbled, but so grateful.

I'm in Canada

thats right, i'm in Vancouver, BC.

it is cool...really cool.

and you should be jealous.