There's a little drama going on in the TerKeurst's household and I'll be honest it's wearing me slap out.
You see we have this bonus room that has basically been a dump all catch all space for way too long. Anyone who had something they didn't want to get rid of but couldn't figure out where to put it, dumped it in this room.
It's that room.
You know the one you conveniently leave off the tour of your home. The one you sigh every time you walk by it. The one for which you wish the HGTV reality show would show up and magically transform.
We've often told the kids, "You clean it, you claim it."
What a deal right?
If they would get in there and clean it all out, they could claim the room for the kid's hang out space they've been dreaming of for years.
Well, all that changed last week when I got a little bee in my bonnet.
I'm not sure what struck me but I woke up, decided the stuff had held that room hostage long enough, and started working like mad. I decided to clean it and claim it. The room would become my office! Yes!
I was beyond thrilled at the potential.
That is until the kids came home and burst my bubble with their extreme protests. They couldn't see the beautifully cleaned out room. They couldn't appreciate the labor of their sweaty mom who'd worked like field mule hauling stuff away that day. They couldn't see progress.
All they saw was their room being snatched away.
The room that had sat for 3 years waiting to be cleaned and claimed by said children--- but never was.
See? Drama.
So, this week I want to talk about healthy ways to process conflict.
I've got some suggestions and Biblical answers to this 'joy' called conflict.
But for today, what are some of your best conflict resolution ideas? Let's chat it up!
Proverbs 2:10, "For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul."
You see we have this bonus room that has basically been a dump all catch all space for way too long. Anyone who had something they didn't want to get rid of but couldn't figure out where to put it, dumped it in this room.
It's that room.
You know the one you conveniently leave off the tour of your home. The one you sigh every time you walk by it. The one for which you wish the HGTV reality show would show up and magically transform.
We've often told the kids, "You clean it, you claim it."
What a deal right?
If they would get in there and clean it all out, they could claim the room for the kid's hang out space they've been dreaming of for years.
Well, all that changed last week when I got a little bee in my bonnet.
I'm not sure what struck me but I woke up, decided the stuff had held that room hostage long enough, and started working like mad. I decided to clean it and claim it. The room would become my office! Yes!
I was beyond thrilled at the potential.
That is until the kids came home and burst my bubble with their extreme protests. They couldn't see the beautifully cleaned out room. They couldn't appreciate the labor of their sweaty mom who'd worked like field mule hauling stuff away that day. They couldn't see progress.
All they saw was their room being snatched away.
The room that had sat for 3 years waiting to be cleaned and claimed by said children--- but never was.
See? Drama.
So, this week I want to talk about healthy ways to process conflict.
I've got some suggestions and Biblical answers to this 'joy' called conflict.
But for today, what are some of your best conflict resolution ideas? Let's chat it up!
Proverbs 2:10, "For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul."
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