Deception

It was time to pick our topics for the “Simplify Your Life” challenge, and the word deception jumped off the page at me. I had no idea what I was going to write about and couldn’t even figure out why this was the word I was to choose. Really. I...

Sharp Practice

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.  Proverbs 21:19 (KJV) This Proverb always speaks to me when things get a little hot under the collar between my husband and me. Now, I am not a loud person when I get angry.  In fact,...

Deceitfulness

I have been a stay at home mom now for the past three years. I don’t always like not being able to get something when I want to go get it. There have been several times when I have run out and gotten something, never anything big, even after my husband said no. I...

Crookedness

crooked:  bent or twisted out of shape or out of place; dishonest; illegal Are you familiar with the phrase, “Bent out of shape?” That was a phrase that was familiar to me as a child. It was used to describe a person’s mood when they were upset or...

Dishonest

Several years ago, my husband deployed two years with only three months between. The first year, I focused on my physical, financial and spiritual health. On Sunday mornings I was sure to calculate the correct amount of tithing money. Despite my husband being away,...