Grace beyond pain
"If you then have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3 Parenthood, fitness, cooking, housekeeping, etc. tends to have a nice sheen on it. Even cancer has the band aid slogan "SURVIVOR" to serve as a comfort that coddles those from the outside looking in. It's in our faces EVERYWHERE we go! Magazines, news, billboards, TV, advertisements, Pinterest, and in social media as a whole. When you get down to the brass tacks, it's a display of denial and big, ugly pride. I know for myself this is a road that leads to destruction. I have an appreciation for people that are genuine and transparent about what has been obvious since creation: life is hard and messy. I think a positive message we gain from that honesty is that we're not in