Sister U Matter!

I recently heard of a bridal shower being planned and implemented by the bride. My 1^st question: Why is she doing all of this? My 2^nd question: Why isn’t someone from her bridal party, i.e. maid or matron of honor or a friend handling at least some of this for her?

I quickly realized that sometimes we don’t know or understand that our titles also carry responsibility. You see, part of the maid and/or matron of honor's duties include taking some of the stress off of the bride. In the bridal shower situation, the bride should not have to juggle RSVPs or decorating.

I wonder how many titles do we hold but not carry the responsibility that goes with them. Titles like friend, neighbor, daughter, sister, wife, mother, employer, employee, clergy, etc. You see wearing the title and experiencing the benefits of the title feels good in most cases. But are we wearing the title well? Are we fulfilling the duties that come with the title?

I challenge us to take inventory of the titles we are carrying and assess how well we’re wearing them. Are you giving the title the justice it deserves? Yes, titles carry responsibility.

Always remember…Sister U Matter!®

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Everything we do and say always has a boomerang effect. Choose your actions and your words carefully. We’ll see and hear those again.

• Show acts of kindness.
• Be willing to go the extra mile for someone else.
• Speak uplifting words.
• Be respectful in what we do and say.
• Lend a helping hand.
• Be willing to be as nice to others as you want others to be to you.
• Celebrate someone else and their accomplishments. 

It may not come back the way you gave it or said it but it does come back. You may not even remember the kind act or word but life has a way of making sure that it comes right back to you. 

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I attended a memorial service over the weekend. I did not know the young man personally but had heard really great things about him. (I know some of his family members well and attended to show my support.) His death was very sudden and took everyone connected to him by surprise. Family members and friends spoke so admirably about him and his life’s accomplishments. He had positively impacted and influenced so many lives. As they all spoke, there was a prevailing theme: live now!

Live now? Yep. You see, this young man (not yet 40 years old) had his whole life in front of him. He had many years of life ahead of him…so everyone thought. Life for him ended early and abruptly. Live now!

Love on your family…now!

Tell them you love them…now!

Enjoy life…now!

Pursue your dreams…now!

Forgive…now!

Live…now!

Sister U Matter!®

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I’m so excited. Fall is in the air. The leaves are full of vibrant autumn colors; some leaves are even falling from the limbs making room for the new growth in the Spring. There’s a crispness is in the air.

It’s Fall season in our lives too. The Fall Season for…

Despair        Unforgiveness             Self-doubt           Hate               

Maliciousness        Pride                Anger              Depression     

Bitterness                    Self-pity                Arrogance           Covetousness

Unbelief                       Jealousy                                  Sadness

Yes, it’s time for these distinctively defeating deficits to go—to fall way, to fall off of us. They have hindered us far too long; their season is up!!! It’s Fall Season!

During this Fall season, what will be falling from your life? I’d love to hear all about it. Write about it in the Comments section. Happy Fall!

Remember…Sister U Matter!®

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I am a huge football fan and just love watching a good competitive game. Recently, I watched a college football game where a defense player managed to get the ball from the opposing team and he ran with it. He was running as fast as he could to get to his team’s touchdown area but there was one problem…he kept looking back.

I noticed that each time he looked back, he didn’t move forward as quickly. It seemed that the more he looked back, the closer the opposing team’s player got to him.  You see he couldn’t look back and move forward at the same time. I kept screaming, “Stop looking back!” (You know he could hear through the TV, right?) LOL. Someone else watching the game with me kept saying something like, ‘he’s doing his best; he’s not used to running the ball’. I thought: Yeah, I get it but looking back never moved anybody forward.

My reminder to you: Don’t look back. Looking back only slows us down and causes us to lose momentum. Yes, the past may be familiar and comfortable and the future can be uncertain and scary because we have never been there before but experience has taught me that moving towards our goals (moving forward) is the best way to live life and the only way to have new experiences.

Sister U Matter!®...Don’t look back!

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