Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

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As the mother of a spunky, active, never seeming to sit down for even a moment toddler, my days are often spent averting minor disasters, cleaning up messes, and keeping my lively little girl out of harm’s way. Throughout all of this chaotic activity, I have quickly learned that rolling up my sleeves, putting us both in old shirts, and making messes is *the* guaranteed way to keep my daughter giggling for hours and to let her know just what a valued and special treasure she is to me. In recent months, we have done a whole host of crafty, messy, wet, sticky, and slimy activities together, but there have been a special few that she has loved the most.

Fingerpainting- Although many of my friends have called me brave for breaking out the fingerpaints with a one year old, I have absolutely had a blast alongside Peapod in our painting adventures.

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When my husband and I were first married, I had the most awful time taming my tongue. I would whine & nag, cause an argument, promise that this would not happen again, only to do it all over again the next day. I would pray for the patience and strength to stop this nasty behavior and really did try my hardest, yet nothing was working. During this time, my husband wound up being sent to the middle east for several months. He did not have internet access where he was located, nor could he call home often. As if these were not challenging enough, anybody who has ever been on an international phone call knows how “fun” they can be. ;o)

While my husband was away, several bizarre events took place that were far more stressful than the minor things that upset me before. I sat around one day and allowed some nasty feelings to brew and was quite upset by the time my husband’s next phone call came. As I spoke to him on the phone, I placed myself in his shoes for a moment and realized that not only were my problems not any of his doing, my situation was nothing compared to what he was going through. In fact, I realized that this situation was not worth venting over and was certainly not worth arguing over, especially on a costly phone call that was limited to a mere ten minutes. For the first time in a long time, I was able to tame my venomous little tongue and kept at it for the remainder of his mission.

From this phone call on, I came to a new understanding about arguments that has been a great blessing. Arguing is not just “unworthy” when my husband is overseas, but arguing is really not worth doing *any* of the time. If we battle it out, we will not only not solve the issue at hand, but will likely cause strife and hurt between each other. Rather than act foolish and hateful, I must make a point to put things into perspective, pray, and come to my husband with a gentle & loving servant’s heart. I must remember that the battle is not worth it.

I encourage everyone to look at conflicts with others in this light. The next time you find yourself ready to “battle”, ask yourself if the issue at hand is worth the potential hurt, strife, and ill feelings between you and your “opponent”? Chances are it is not and recognizing this fact can allow you to have a loving, calm conversation about the issue or conflict that will solve the problem, rather than an angry mess that goes nowhere.

Hello everybody! I was pleasantly surprised to be invited by MInTheGap to contribute here at Weekend Kindness and am excited to join y’all. :o)

My name is Amy and I am wife & helpmeet to my wonderful husband, Sean, and new mother to our zany little daughter, Miss Peapod, who is soon to be ten months old. I have had the opportunity to serve my Heavenly Father, husband, and now our daughter, as a “keeper at home” ever since I married. We have just recently returned to our adopted home state of Georgia, after the completion of my husband’s military service this past spring, and are excited to be living “civilian life” once again. My husband and I have called six different addresses home over the past few years and will finally be settling down at one home for at least a year (God willing) in just two short weeks. This blessing from the Lord is something I am most thankful for and I cannot wait to see where He might lead us next!

I blog at Clothesline Alley about a host of Godly womanhood topics, ranging from femininity, modesty, motherhood, homemaking, and everything in between. Writing, sharing with, and learning from others are all passions of mine and I feel blessed to have opportunity to partake in all of these activities and more through the Christian blogosphere.

I look forward to the pleasure of contributing here at Weekend
Kindness and hope that many interesting discussions are to come. Many blessings!!

~Amy