It happened one day on the school playground when I was in 5th grade. A girl who I thought was my friend suddenly called me a “blockhead.” As all the surrounding kids laughed, she went on shouting that my head was too big for my… Continue Reading “Choosing to Let My Shame Be Covered”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Abased, Accused, Anguish, Bad Reputation, Blame, Condemnation, Condemned, Conscience, crime, Crisis, Culpability, Degraded, Discredited, Disgraced, dishonor, Dishonored, Dismay, Embarrassed, Embarrassing, Embarrassment, Error, Fault, guilt, Guilty, Humbling, Humiliation, Ill repute, Infamy, Loss of Face, Mortified, Notoriety, notorious, Offence, Put Down, Regret, Remorse, Repentance, Sad, Scandal, Scandalized, Self-Condemnation, Self-disgust, Self-hatred, shame, Shameful, sin, Sorrow, Stain, Stigma
Who wouldn’t want to be Bilbo the Hobbit upon finding a magic ring? Oh, the mischievous things that could be done! In addition, there would be the unique comfort that comes with the ability to turn invisible, hiding from the prying eyes of goblins,… Continue Reading “Choosing More than Appearances”
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Wife: “You forgot to put the garbage can out this morning.” Husband: “I put it out last night.” Wife: “I’m pretty sure I just saw the garbage truck go by, and it did not stop at our house.” Husband: “I put it out! You… Continue Reading “Choosing to Be Right”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Ashamed, Being right, Believe, Faith, Fix me, Full of Shame, Gift of Righteousness, I am OK, I am right, I am wrong, I need Jesus, I want to be right, I want to be righteous, I'm Not OK, Make Me OK, Make Me Right, Right, Righteousness, Rightness, robe of righteousness, Self Righteous, Self Righteousness, shame, Shameful, There's something wrong with me, Unrighteousness, Validate me, Validated, Validation, You are right
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