Yesterday a woman came and knocked on my door. She was down on her luck and looking or some help. She said she needed some food, some gas money and she and her friend were living out of her car. It was hot yesterday. September is still warm in SC. I couldn’t do much, but…
Tag: mercy
Prayer of Repentance
We make an alter where we are so that we can come to you, Lord, and ask for mercy. We are a nation founded to promote Christian liberties and values and to glorify God. We are failing at both. We confess our sins, repent of our wrong doing and ask for MERCY. Like the prophet…
The Spanking…Post-it Note #58
When I was a kid my parents took very literally and very seriously Proverbs 22:15 which says: “Folly (foolishness) is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.” And I must have been pretty foolish (or mouthy) because the rod of discipline, a.k.a. “Daddy’s Belt” was…
Your Story…Post-it Note #53
Everyone has a story of their journey of life with God. All of our stories intertwine with God. For some it may be that their story is that they don’t believe Him, they avoid Him or they hate Him. And for some of us, our story is one of trying to go deeper, to understand…
That is NOT Grace…Post-it Note #52
I’m a grace kind of girl. I need it. I crave it. I talk it. I breathe it. I write about it. I attempt to parent with it. Grace is getting so much more than you deserve and receiving favor when you shouldn’t. So as believers of the gospel, who know that our salvation comes…
Collard greens, Black eyed peas and a clean slate…Post-it Note #39
In the Deep South we have a tradition on New Year’s Day. For lunch or dinner it is customary to eat black-eyed peas and collard greens. My grandmother said that the black-eyed peas represented coins and the collard greens represented money, and she cooked them every January 1st. I always told her to eat some…
Post-it Note #31: Duct Tape in my Hair….The Kindness of Getting Caught
I had an interesting situation with my youngest this morning. She’s 3. She’s a hoot. She showed up EARLY this morning in my room. She said, “Mommy, there’s something in my hair.” I looked at baby girl and there was a 6 inch piece of rainbow striped duct tape stuck in her long blonde tresses. …
Post-it Note #29: Bring Down the Hammer!
I have a child that has been particularly………..how should I say it?…………..irritating lately. I’m not sure what the deal is, but she has been especially mouthy and disobedient the last few days and stirring up trouble with her brother and sisters on every hand. Dad has been out-of-town too, so I have had to do…
Post-it Note #21: Destructive Criticism
I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple of days now. I started it Wednesday morning and here it is late on Thursday night and I’m still working on it. Maybe it will be done by Friday morning. Maybe. Sometimes it’s hard to say what really needs to be said. The words get…
Grace in the Real World - by Connie Post 