I don’t always practice what I preach. I called out someone on my page yesterday for saying something mean to one of my friends that holds a different political belief than me. Then, in the same post, I turn right around and said something snarky to someone about their comment on my own position. Why do I do that? Why do I engage? I don’t know…I just can’t seem to help it when I feel strongly about something. Mama always said my mouth would get me in trouble. 

I apologized. Again. I’m sure I’ll do it. Again.

*sigh*

Let’s look at the bigger picture. It’s been a heck of a year. Well, in actuality, it’s been a heck of a decade, but…you know. How far back do you want to go? There’s a lot going on right now…it’s hard balancing all the mental stress and strain. What are we facing next? Every. Single. Day. It’s something else…worse than the last.

When the comments were flying, Mr. FixIt and I were in the middle of trying to fix the light over the kitchen sink. We were having an….ummmmm….disagreement about how to best do the job. In the end, we ended up deciding to put a new fixture in. And, wouldn’t you know…he had one out in the building…our own personal hardware store! It used to bug me that we have all this “junk”, but he has pulled my butt out of the fire on more than one occasion with his stash out there.

So, the comment came in and I snapped back and that, by my own standards, was not productive. I’ll just try to do better. Always try to do better.

It’s hard to believe a week from today is Thanksgiving. I know we are not alone feeling the sting of being separated from family for the holidays. We have a huge family between the two of us and we are used to having a house full of loved ones. This year, we’ll have to settle for phone calls and Zoom. It breaks my heart but, I also know it is our duty to do whatever it takes to keep everyone safe, including ourselves. Maintaining our health is like money in the bank. Seriously…it’s our investment for our future. It sure doesn’t make it any easier when you watch commercials showing fun family gatherings with that big golden turkey in the middle of the table.

As the sun set over the far hill from our house, and the clouds turned a deep salmon pink, I gave myself a break for being human. I didn’t hit it out of the park yesterday, but hopefully there are other days to keep trying. 

Always keep trying.

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“Watching what you say can save you a lot of trouble.”

Proverbs 21:23 CEV