Every day, I strive to live like Christ, reading the Bible and praying for all God's children. Lately, I've been seeking discernment. Seeing so much vitriol, I wonder how we would treat Christ if He walked among us today. Something to think about.
Happy 4th of July! 250th! I may have been young but I remember the Bicentennial celebrations, lol! I hope all the kiddos had as much fun today as we did then. 🇺🇸
Imagine looking up at this and still believing there’s no God.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
— Psalm 19:1
Dear younger generations,
You have to understand that late Generation Jones and early Gen X were basically raised in the great transitional period between “traditional America” and the modern hyperconnected world.
Our parents often both worked. Many of us were latchkey kids before that even had a name. We came home to empty houses, made our own snacks, rode our bikes until the streetlights came on, and learned independence very early because there often wasn’t another option.
And honestly? We loved a lot of it.
We learned risk assessment by doing stupid things and surviving them. We learned conflict resolution without an HR department. We learned mechanical skills because things actually broke and had to be fixed. We learned how to navigate the world without GPS, how to socialize without screens, and how to entertain ourselves without algorithms feeding us dopamine every 14 seconds.
Were there downsides? Absolutely. Some kids were neglected. Some carried trauma quietly. Some had far too much responsibility far too young.
But there is also a reason many of us became fiercely independent, adaptable adults who can function under pressure without melting down because nobody was hovering over us every second of the day.
And yes, the movies exaggerated it for entertainment. We were not all out fighting ghosts and hacking NORAD from our bedrooms. Most of us were just trying not to get caught jumping ramps on BMX bikes while somebody’s mom yelled from a porch three streets away.
It was chaos.
But it was our chaos.
Life was better before helicopter moms and cell phones. Trust me.
@Sofia50020Sofia Ten cents initially, then it increased to twenty-five cents. My grandparents always made sure I had the correct change every time I went out, lol.
Yes. We use a Ninja Foodi because it's easy, lol. We add 1/2 cup of whey to a gallon of milk, hit the yogurt function, set the temp to ferment, and set the time to 12 hours, then strain it for 4 or 5 hours. When to add whey can vary by method, but Grok can help you adapt it. I had no idea.
We are taught to push harder, hold tighter, figure it all out.
But faith often looks like letting go.
Trusting God’s strength over our own is admitting we were never meant to carry everything alone.
There is peace in that kind of surrender. 🤍
The battle is often in the mind. What we let take root shapes our lives. Imagine believing what God says about you more than fear or failure. God is not fixated on your mistakes… He sees the seed and the beauty still unfolding. 🙏🏻🤍🌱