Ear plugs have become my friend over the years. Whether it’s to dampen outside noise in a motel room with thin walls, help me mute distracting sounds so I can focus on the book I’m reading, or to get a good night’s sleep with… Continue Reading “Choosing Ears that Hear”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Active Listening, Agape, Bad Communication, Care, Caring, Caring enough, Communicate, Communication, Deaf, Faith, God, God's Voice, Good Communication, Hear, Hear me, Heard, Hearing, Hearing God, Hearing my spouse, Hope, Humility, Integrity, Isolation, Jesus, Listen well, Listening, Listening Skills, Lost, love, Misunderstood, Neglected, Open questions, Pride, Salavation, Show Love, Understand
A few years back, some friends asked if I would keep their car while they spent a few months working in Asia. I could use it as a second vehicle if I took care of it. It ended up being a great deal for… Continue Reading “Choosing to Claim Nothing As My Own”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Arrogant, Care, Caretaker, Caretaking, Clinging, Clingy, custodian, desires, entrusted, Faith, Faithful, fear, Fearful, Fearless, Fiduciary, gratitude, guardian, Hope, Hubris, Humility, It's not mine, keeper, love, Mine, My Stuff, Open-handed, Ownership, Personal Property, Poor, Poverty, Pride, protector, Proudful, Relationships, Release, Releasing, Responsibility, Rich, Self-gratification, Sentry, Serve, Serving, Shepherd, Stewardship, Superintendent, Thanksgiving, Trust, Trust God, Trusting, Trustworthy, Unselfish, warden, Wealthy, Wisdom, Wise
I recently had someone describe her problems to me as rooted in co-dependency. She could see that her choices had become so enmeshed with another person’s responses that she no longer knew what was hers and what was the other person’s. The solution she… Continue Reading “Choosing to Limit Myself”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: 10 Commandments, Boundaries, Boundary, Boundary Problem, Care, Channel, Co-dependency, Command, Commandment, Direct, Directions, Fence, Fences, freedom, Guide, Healthy Boundaries, Help, Identity, Intimacy with God, Intimacy with Jesus, Just say No, Laws, Life, Limts, love, Restrictions, Rules, Safety, Say no, Thrive, Thriving, True Freedom, Walls
A few years back, some friends asked if I would keep their car while they spent a few months working in Asia. I could use it as a second vehicle as long as I took care of it. It ended up being a great… Continue Reading “Choosing to Care About Someone Else’s Stuff”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Belongs to Me, Care, Care for Another, Entrust, Faithful, Faithfulness, fear, Future Reward, Gift, Gifts, God's Kingdom, I Surrender All, Inheritance, It's Mine, Kingdom of God, Lay it down, Let Go, Loss, Mindset, Mine, Ownership, Possessions, Property Management, Release, Reward, Rich Inheritance, Servant, Serve, Serve Another, Steward, Stewardship, Surrender, Talent, Talents, Thankful, Thanks, Thanksgiving, Trust, Trustworthiness, Well Done, Wisdom
Posted on June 20, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It was the first week of my summer vacation after finishing the 3rd grade. There was an unexpected knock on our front door. The teacher who had started the school year and then disappeared in the spring on maternity leave stood there. In her… Continue Reading “Choosing Kindness as a Lifestyle”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape Love, Care, Friendship, Fruit of the Spirit, Fruits of the Spirit, God-given Value, Good Friends, Integrity in Relationships, Kind, Kindness, Long-lasting Relationships, love, Marriage, Moral Goodness, Relationships, Thoughtful, Thoughtfulness
Posted on March 29, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It was the first week of my summer vacation after finishing the 3rd grade. There was an unexpected knock on our front door. The teacher who had started the school year and then disappeared in the spring on maternity leave stood there. In her… Continue Reading “Choosing Kindness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape, Believing the best, Care, Family, Friendship, Fruit of the Spirit, generosity, Honor, Kindness, love, Marriage, Nice, Relationships, Tenderness, Thoughtfulness, Validation, Value
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