Word for the Day ~ LOVE

I struggled getting up for work this morning but I got up…I first poured water in my ice maker ~ it’s hard to have iced coffee if there is no ice…and I saw the little perpetual calendar that was given to me by Merel last week when we were in GA for her mama’s funeral.

I Corinthians 13:1-2
“If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing”.

I immediately thought of my word for yesterday “acceptance” and thought “without love I can’t accept anyone or anything for its value.” Love – the best gift ever given by Poppa God and He accepts me right where I am at all times. And if I am loved by Poppa God and he doesn’t make junk then I can love myself to be able to love others.

Yesterday while working I found myself saying “accept” and “acceptance” a lot to myself ~I had two projects that were time sensitive ~ one is a daily report that consists of running a report, exporting it to Excel, formatting the information into a table, filtering and sorting the information for three different supervisors and for the life of me I couldn’t remember how to format a dang table. At one point I was so close to tears and I stopped and said “Ali, take a deep breath, accept you need some help and seek that help. Help came from using Chat GPT – something I do with very mixed feelings but I used the tool that was available and even though the report took me almost 4 hours (when it normally takes an hour or so) I found myself silently praying/thinking of things I was thankful for and taking lots of deep breaths. Once I finished the report (at 11:58A) I breathed a sigh of relief and uttered under my breath “thank you Poppa God for keeping me focused on the task at hand, for keeping my temper and frustration down to a minimum and helping me to remain quiet on the outside.”

The second project was getting registrations ready and trying to learn how to make and share a QR code to use for registration for said training. I spent almost four hours on that project and finally admitted defeat ~ about the QR code ~ and coming up with a workable solution…the trainings are being held virtually and each facilitator can run an attendance report immediately following the meeting/training and print it out. It will take me a bit to enter all their names individually but it can be done and it gives me a chance to a lot some separate time to learn about QR codes and how to use them correctly from making them to utilizing them at completion.

As I sat here and noticed the time, almost time to leave for work, I find myself breathing softly, pretty calm and ready to head out for the day.

Thank you Poppa God for leading one day into the next. Help me as I continue to learn to love myself and others and accept people right where they are and love how Jesus loves. AMEN.

My question to you is ~ How do you show love to yourself and to others?

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Check back tomorrow for the next chapter in REFLECTIONS ~ 50 Years of Marriage