Blaise had a dentist appointment today in Big D so we headed out north after we dropped off the other kids at school. She had a good report, scored an A; however, she has an extra tooth that has to be removed. It seems her extra friend is causing some crowding and the permanent teeth in the area can't come down.
I was just running and made a correlation between her crowding issue and one that I have often had too. When we crowd too much in, say yes too often, and fill our plate too full, there will not be room for what really should be filling up our lives. Crowding prevents teeth from coming in and a crowded, over scheduled life keeps blessings from coming in. Cancer 6 years ago taught me that it was okay to say no.
That was this, now for that! I just ran to the deer feeder and Blaise followed me on the four wheeler. I was enjoying the path in the woods Branden mowed for me before my hunters move in and fill up the woods with camo, Vienna sausages, and candy.
I got tired a few times and slowed down, I was tired from running. Blaise got tired a few times on the wheeler and stopped too because her thumb was tired. It hurt from pushing the throttle. I didn't feel sorry for her really. I was the one running.
We were both tired but in very different ways. True again with life! We all handle things in our own way. You may be strong where I am weak. What gets you down may be a cake walk for me. How often do we judge each other and just assume someone needs to toughen up or get a grip? I sure did with Blaise and her thumb issue.
Keep it simple this week. Watch out for crowding in too much and seek some truth. Proverbs 3:3 says "Do not let kindness and truth leave you. Bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."
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