Whoever said, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me” is out of their mind. I can think of a few hurtful things that have been said to me and some hurtful stuff that I’ve said. Even if we don’t mean to, we’ve all said hurtful things that leave marks on people. Then we hold grudges, some of which we don’t even realize until bad feelings come out of nowhere. I think a lot of hurt wouldn’t happen if we just thought for a second before we said those things that we just have to say. It doesn’t take much time at all. Try it. Now, instead of asking you what hurtful things you’ve said, I will ask you to focus on the other side of this.

What are some ways that you lift others up?

I sure hope you have something to say here.

I really need to do what I need to do. I am talking about the goals that I have. These are huge goals, folks! I need to keep the date night with Jasmine no matter what comes up, I need to sell my house back in Georgia, I need to payoff some school debt that I have, I need to workout hard each and everyday to climb the 10 peaks that I want to this year, I need to eat right each and everyday and the list goes on and on. I feel like being lazy sometimes and this just isn’t going to cut it. I’m sure you have goals, too. These are goals that we need to train for, commit parts of our lives to and actually live like nobody else to reach these big goals. So, here’s my challenge to all of us on this beautiful, Monday morning, in April. Do not forget the commitments you’ve made. Don’t forget the goals you have written down or thought of. Do not forget your new years’ resolutions. We can do this.

So, what are some huge goals you have set for 2010?

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Sometimes my day is not so good. I have never seen this guy have a bad day, though. Every time I pass by his corner, he’s just doing his footwork thing. Besides Jasmine, he is the person who makes my day.

For you it could be that teacher, boss, employee, or janitor. Whoever it is…

Who makes your day?

These are my feet. I’ve done nothing special to them for this photo. What you see is what you get. You will never see me wear flip flops even though I have four pairs. I can guarantee that. I’ve broken all my toes at least once and some of them grew back funny. Especially that middle toe on the right foot. Three of them broke while playing hide and go seek in the house. Dang dresser corners. My feet are probably the one thing that I’m most insecure about. When Jasmine and I were dating, I wouldn’t let her touch them or see them. Actually, this is probably the first time anyone has seen my feet other than my family. So, here are my feet, folks. Now that I have let everyone in the world know about my insecurity, you can now do the same if you want. It feels good to let this stuff out. Maybe I’m learning to let go of stupid stuff like this.

Go ahead folks. Tell us what makes you insecure. I dare you.

Sometimes I worry about what material things I have more than about my quiet time with God.
Sometimes I forget my appointments and it shows folks I don’t value their time.
Sometimes I’m late to church and it shows I don’t value my time with Daddy.
Sometimes I don’t follow the plan and I end up just taking the day as it comes at me.
Sometimes I eat stuff that I probably shouldn’t.
Sometimes I’m insecure.
Sometimes I lash out at things that don’t even deserve attention.

But…

Sometimes I wake up expecting.
Sometimes I realize I am actually a better person for spending time with Him.
Sometimes I make time for that thing that Jasmine finds special.
Sometimes I do that thing Jasmine doesn’t like to do.
Sometimes I find myself dreaming.
Sometimes I finish the task at hand.
Sometimes I don’t have a care in the world besides the important stuff.

Sometimes…

Above is a tweet from Sunday evening. I don’t have too much of a filter when I write. This is why I always let other folks read my posts before I post them on here. I always end up changing stuff because of this little extra step. It’s always a good way to keep the jackalopekid in check from writing things that sound hateful. I’m still working on the whole LOVE thing. This time I let Jasmine proofread the post I was going to put on here today about Jennifer Knapp. She reminded me of the question, “Who will this help?”. After I did this, I knew the post was just too much to post. Nobody will probably ever see this thing. We could call these “The Lost Jackalopekid Writings”. When I pass away these will be worth millions. This is a joke.

One question for ya:

Do you think there can ever be a good outcome with being confrontational? If so, how do we as Christians confront in love?

I want to use this Sunday to tell you what God has been doing lately in my life. He’s shown me how important QUALITY time with my family is and He’s also shown me that no matter how much I worry, He’s still in control. That last one is a hard one for me to fully comprehend, but I’m always working on life stuff.

Tell me something—
What has God done for you or shown you lately?

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