Reenie's Ramblings

We all have experienced selective hearing. Whether it's someone pretending to not hear something, or us choosing to "not hear" something ourselves. But what about selective forgiveness? Being able to forgive is one of the most important things we can do if we desire peace in our lives. It's easy to forgive minor transgressions of those we love. What about those things that hurt us in our core? What about those experiences that hurt those we love? If we truly want to understand forgiveness and what it means, we must be able to forgive all. We all want to be forgiven, and we understand the value and liberty that come with being forgiven, but do we withhold that from others when it seems to cost too much? I don't want to have selective forgiveness. As much as I need to be forgiven, I want to forgive. For those of you who followed my adoption story and biological family connection journey, I have felt it on my heart to read through all corresponde...

As a parent one of the hardest things is watching your child deal with a broken heart. Over the last few years my daughter has struggled with trying to understand why kids are mean. Not just to her, but to anyone. I have been trying to explain to her that sometimes in an effort to feel better about themselves, people look for ways to put down those around them. This is a sign of something wrong with them, not her. I think she is starting to get it, but it's still a struggle sometimes. One thing we know, and I keep telling our kids this, no matter what you do, what size you are, how talented, smart or funny you are, people will find something to mock or make fun of. A genius who can solve mathematical equations in seconds, could be made fun of for the glasses he wears. The girl who moves people to tears simply by singing, writes her own music and plays any instruments she touches, could be made fun of for being chubby. Build a company from scratch, put hours and hours ...