Grace

We have been doing a women's bible study over the book "What's so Amazing about Grace." It has been a great study for me to get myself outside my little bubble. I often have a hard time seeing the other side. Living in a small conservative town makes it easy. Now that I'm a mom it seems grace is sometimes hard to offer when it comes to my child. Yes, he is only 8 months old but there are still times of criticism. The biggest one has been all the view points on how to raise him, should I stop breastfeeding when he hits a certain age, when do you introduce new foods, do we keep him up to late, etc. I have had such a problem dreading on the things people say is the right way. I love that everyone is entitled to their opinions but what bothers me the most is when someone tries to push that opinion on me. This study has really given me the opportunity to step back, take a deep breath and move on. I hope to start trying to live my life with this philosophy in mind. Judge the sin, not the sinner! I know it is going to be a really difficult task but I really want to learn to live outside my bubble and welcome those that feel unwelcome.