{"id":608,"date":"2012-02-12T23:15:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T04:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2016-11-02T23:16:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T04:16:29","slug":"straight-to-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordsfromthehomefront.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/12\/straight-to-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Straight to the Point"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I find that I am blunt about many things. I think my family and friends would agree. The word \u2018non-confrontational\u2019 has been bantered about in the family but not in the same sentence with my name. There are times I\u2019ve been told I\u2019m being judgmental, and yes, I do admit to sounding that way on occasion but\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0by intent. My words are straight to the point. In a heated discussion with the people I love, my tact has a way of going out the window. Working on that one!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0‘To put it bluntly<\/em>‘ and ‘If you really want to know what I think\u2026’<\/em>\u00a0pepper my conversations frequently with my family and those words do slip into what appears, on the surface, to be a casual conversation with a friend. In other words: if you ask for my opinion- be prepared. (I knew there was good use for that Girl Scout motto!)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I think that \u201cbeating around the bush\u201d or ignoring the \u201celephant in the room\u201d are time wasters and results in dancing in the dark \u2013which leads to stumbling and stepping on toes. \u00a0I know I am quick to try to get folks to recognize the elephant\u2019s presence and for them to admit he\u2019s got on a pink tutu and has a green Mohawk; not to mention the camo boots he\u2019s wearing at the bottom of those tree trunks we call his legs.\u00a0 \u00a0I think\u00a0persuasive<\/em>\u00a0is what that\u2019s called.\u00a0 Ok,\u00a0pushy<\/em>\u00a0then. Working on that one, too!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some would point out to me that scripture says to remove the log from your own eye before you try to remove the splinter in another\u2019s eye.\u00a0 And sometimes they are right; but only sometimes.\u00a0 Straight from my heart, I think The Word is also pretty clear about removing the hindrances in our lives and pressing on.\u00a0 Yes, friends, it means I\u2019m \u2013wait for it- don\u2019t rush it;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0I-AM-A-FIXER<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0I\u2019m a nurse, a wife, a mother, a mother-in-law, a grandmother and a friend; what were you expecting? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I am a trained, dyed in the wool, have years of practice fixer, yessiree! \u00a0I fix things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Scraped knees and cut fingers are the most frequent things on the list. But an issue that needs to be fixed, a solution that needs to be found, a different way of doing something, seeing things from another perspective, I gravitate to those challenges. Not because I\u2019m a know it all, but because I want to understand and make things better.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Being a fixer means two things to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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First, I speak the truth when you ask me a question about something that\u2019s on your mind. (people who know me know that I\u2019m going to tell them\u00a0exactly<\/em>\u00a0what I think). I do take this seriously and earnestly want to help when asked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And second, it means that I realize that I\u2019m not really\u00a0The Fixer<\/em>\u00a0here. My job is to point whoever is asking to the Living Word.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you find that you need a human face to talk with about that elephant\u2026I’d be honored with your trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I am truly honored when someone wants to talk over an issue with me, I pray I will speak with love and encouragement and re-direction to the One who has the answers. There\u2019s comfort in a conversation with Him that we can find in no one else. \u00a0He knows and understands on a level that is far beyond human understanding; and in His love for you, His comfort will get you through anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Something to think about:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carry each other\u2019s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.<\/em>\u00a0Galatians 6:2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For the Lord gives wisdom, from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.\u00a0<\/em>Proverbs2:6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Praise be to the Lord, our God and Savior, who daily bears our burdens.\u00a0<\/em>Psalm 68: 19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Come unto me, you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.<\/em>\u00a0 Matthew 11:28-30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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