Little Decisions; Big Impact

Welcome!  I'm so glad you stopped by today.  I've got a devotion running on Proverbs 31 about making Little Decisions.  This is a theme that God has elevated in my life for the past few years.  It hasn't just been about food, although that's an ongoing issue.  It's about all the little details it takes to manage my life so there's some sense of order.  It's also about the little things in relationships.  It's a touch, eye contact, a pause - they all matter to someone who just needs to know I care.

With a husband who works at home, and five teenagers, the details of my life and the many needs threaten to overwhelm me at times.  It's in being consistent with little things that helps me not be drowning in the big things. 

So, as promised, here are my top ten list of little things that make a difference in my life, in random order:

1. Balance my checkbook
2. Clean the kitchen before bed.
3. Look at my children when they talk to me.
4. Read my Bible before I go to sleep.
5. Stop what I’m doing and hug my husband when he comes in the house.
6. Keep my opinions to myself 4 out of 5 times.
7. Put my pajamas in the drawer.
8. Create a menu for the week.
9. Be on time.
10. Call my mom to say hi (not done enough). 

 

I'm not sure this is my TOP ten.  There are so many little things that make a difference in life.  I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.  What are some of the little things that make a difference to you.

 

Grace & Peace,

Glynnis

"This won't make a difference!"

Funny how 10 of "this-won't-make-a-difference," actually makes a difference.

I started Weight Watchers again. I'm three days into it and finding myself justifying the BLTS (bites, licks, tastes and sips) by thinking to myself that a little bite of something won't make a difference.

Well ... actually it does.

I'm very good at justifying things.  Especially in the kitchen, where I've got to taste things, and couldn't possibly leave a bite on a (someone else's) plate.  I made Cornish Pasties tonight and it was so much work, I justified taking one of the larger ones.

When I'm trying to instill a new discipline in my life, those little "this-won't-make-a-difference" trip me up every time.  They are like road bumps that slow me down.  Enough of them can cause a u-turn.

It's a dangerous line of thinking, and one that can cross over into other areas of my life.  This faulty thinking goes something like this ...

It's a special occasion ...
Just this once
I'm not as bad as so-and-so
Well at least I'm not doing ...

Little bites add up to ounces that add up to pounds.  Just like leaving my t-shirt draped over a chair, added to my shorts, and my capris, adds up to a messy room.   Or, like one day not reading my Bible, leads to another and then a week has gone by and I'm wondering why I'm so out of sync.

It all makes a difference.  And that's what making doing the right thing so dog-gone hard.  But so very worth it.

In His Love,
Glynnis