Proverbs17 - yes I am still a day behind

VS 9 - He who covers a transgression seeks love but he who repeats a matter separates friends.... How many times have I shared a story that was embarrassing for someone else, or gossiped? How many times have I made fun of someone else trying to make myself feel better? Telling tales hurts EVERYONE

VS 14 - The beginning of strife is like the releasing of water... How true is this! There have been so many times that I have just opened the flood gates and then everything comes out... where if I would have just walked away there would have been no issue at all!

VS 17 - A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity.... I LOVE this, especially when I think of my children and my desire and prayer that they would grow up to be best friends. But then when I think of my own sisters, I realize that my support of them has not been as strong. God is calling me to reach out to them and love them thru adversity.

VS 22 - I LOVE this verse, it is actually posted on our chalk board in the kitchen right now, only our version says a joyful heart is good medicine... Joy in all circumstance... still working on that goal...

VS 27 - He who has knowledge spares his words and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit... I LOVE this one too... first, I talk too much and I need to just shut up and listen. Second, I was just thinking this morning that if we really understood the enormity of heaven, the depths of hell, the awesomeness of His sacrifice for us, the well of His love for us... we would have a calm spirit because all of this here on earth would be put into perspective!

God is really calling me to this... to a deeper understanding of eternity and how this earth is so fleeting, that what seems to matter here really means nothing and to focus on Him and His purposes for my life. To put aside myself... I love how He weaves our lives together, knowing that I will be reading this verse today, knowing that Dena will speak a word to me, knowing that my thoughts will go down this road today and it will all come together... I LOVE HOW HE LOVES ME!