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I know you have been trying to get close to me
-Close to me by sharp dialect
God winked
Earlier asked where Roma’s chew rope went
Turned my head as I was organizing my hair
There it is
Oh thank you, God
I just needed to ask?
Yes
Praying over the middle school small group session
Echo of a question rang
What does unsolicited advice mean?
-8th grade female
Awkward to let the story hang without interaction
Acknowledgement is bare minimum
Shaming is going backwards
Empathy is going forward
Just hold space
What if I had the authority of Jesus to heal
I would listen to someone
Empathize
And heal
I am not Jesus
I can point them to Jesus
I can trust Jesus will take care of them
Better than I can
Do not give special attention
To events you do not want to mark / remember
Give affection near blanket place
To have it be a safe place for comfort and love
Do not say special good bye
When returning is the event you want them to remember
Do I ignore her as I do my tasks?
How will she feel about that?
Like she does not exist
Discern bare minimum of acknowledgement
Or engagement
If I cave in Every time to affection
I would get no tasks complete
* Snatched peaceful nap
Looked over to Roma peacefully napping
And may your kingdom be
What wakes us up, and lays us down
Lose my soul by tobymac
Peaceful rest
Not the same as submissive sleep
Peaceful, tuckered out from run and fun, rest
Not the same as flustered and all cried out exhaustion sleep