So I am really feeling strong thankfulness for being DONE with the clothes for the consignment sale tomorrow. Talk about last minute.. deadline was 9 pm and thats about when the kids and I got home. =/ But, those of you who know me probably aren't a bit surprised.

Although that feels like a huge stress lifted, I have something else on my mind tonight that I think I would like to write about as well.

Kendal's dad and I had to discuss something today. One thing led to another and things just seemed to get way out of hand. Insults, opinions, and digging up the past combined with being defensive are never a good combo. So, needless to say it got a little ugly. During our conversation, after things settled down.. we ended up apologizing to each other, and it hit me that I had forgiven him a long time ago for what he had done. Because of that, I have no hard feelings towards him, maintain a civil relationship, and I am able to respect him as Kendal's father. Being able to forgive people in your life is HUGE! Holding a grudge can be so damaging and consuming, and it is really such a waste of time. The Lord is a perfect example of forgiving, and I have felt it first-hand. Tonight I am thankful for grace to forgive and the fact that I have moved on in my life.

"(12) Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, (13) bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (14) And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."

Colossians 3:12-14