Debi Fronczek

It was Easter Sunday and the attendance was more than usual at our little country church.  We could always count on the church being full on Easter and Christmas.  This particular morning, Mildred got to church early.  She had worn her best dress and cleaned up "real good". Mildred was a wonderful old hill woman.  I say that affectionately and with no prejudice.  She was one of those "what you see is what you get" people.   So many try to impress others or pretend to be something they are not.  However, that was not the case with Mildred.  She always looked on the bright side of things.  No matter how bad things were, she would say, "things could be worse."  Like many people in the area, she had the unfortunate experience of having all her teeth  removed and was fitted with a set of dentures.  It was disappointing to her that they did not fit her quite right.  This particular Easter morning her teeth were very uncomfortable.  She resisted taking them out

Jeremiah 33:3  Call unto me and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not. As I was reading this scripture this morning, I was overwhelmed with the fact that although God knows everything and can do everything, He still waits on us to ask.  He allows us to continue on our own path until we finally realize that we need His help.  He has a wonderful plan for our lives and wants to help us become the person He created us to be.  But He doesn't control us, He lets us choose. This is a good lesson for me to learn in my own life as a mother.  So many times, because I feel I know what is right for my children, I jump into the middle of their situations before I am asked. I am only trying to help but  the result is resentment.  They feel like I'm trying to control their life.  I have had to learn to wait for them to ask me for help or advise.  God knows what is best for us and He wants to give it to us but He does not pressure us in anyway.  He

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.   Proverbs 17:28 We all like to be heard.  And there are times when we need to speak up.  But there are also times when we should hold our peace.  It's hard to believe, but not everyone is interested in our opinions.  And when we talk just to make noise, we often say things that we shouldn't.  In this day and age when communication is so readily available in so many forms, it would do us all good to think before we speak.