Wisdom from Proverbs 17

"Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it than a house full of feasting with strife."

"The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so abandon the quarrel before it breaks out."

"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones."

"He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding."

"Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is considered prudent."

Do Hard Things

During the last two months, I've been doing the hardest thing I've ever done. I'm teaching ten second graders at LBA, the Christian elementary school where I attended.

I remember thinking at one point, "It would be cool if I could finish out the year long-term subbing after student teaching..." and here I am.

Teaching has to be the most humbling experience of all, next to parenting. Actually, I think teaching is a type of parenting.

I'm learning so much. It is hard...sometimes so. hard.

But, I keep leaning on the promise that God won't lead me where He won't give me the grace to finish.

I'm confident that God is my good Father and is leading me through this difficult time to prepare me for my future.

If I ever needed you, God, it is now.