I opened the anonymous letter and my heart sank. It was from a mom who wanted to make sure I had a list of all the ways one of my daughters was falling short. There in black and white she listed my daughters mistakes, shortcomings and frailties. And then just to make sure I took her nameless letter seriously, she informed me shed be sending a copy to my pastor. My initial reaction was figure out who sent this so I could call her. Talk this through face-to-face. Assure her my husband and I were not only aware of some struggles my daughter was having but also working diligently to help her course-correct. But as I reread the letter, I discerned it wasnt sent from a place of love for my family or a heart that wanted to help. I sat on the edge of my bed and cried. Its so hard to have someone attack you in an area thats already rubbed raw with hardship. Her letter was like a bullet straight to my heart… Read more from my Proverbs 31 Ministries Encouragement for Today devotion by clicking the link: proverbs31.org/devotions/devo/
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:01 +0000
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