one months (oops!)

i realize that it's been a while since i've blogged. it's been a writing-intensive time at work and we've been busy with church stuff, so time (and brain power) to blog has been extremely limited.

that said, i wanted to ramble about the difficult situations i've found myself in recently. i've realized that if you pray for God to improve your character, He will give you more than enough opportunities to work on it. whether in situations designed to help me hold my tongue, to make me think on "such things," to love unconditionally (even when that other person is completely being a "stiff-necked person") - recently whatever situations i encounter throughout the day, i'm challenged to put into action what i've read in acts, philippians, ephesians, romans...etc. when Paul says

The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

i think he knew that we'd need to focus on that last part. practice the hard stuff and know that the God of peace - the Wonderful Creator - will be with you as you make those hard decisions, or - more likely in my case - during those times when you miss the mark (and fail to have "the same attitude as Christ"), the God of peace - my God of peace is with me.