WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN...

A woman in your church who just had a baby about two months ago is going back to work part time? This person is a friend of mine but I wouldn't say we were intimate friends. Last night a young lady told me this information. This young lady will be doing some of the babysitting for my friend. I'm afraid that after I heard this news my reaction was not very gracious. Actually what I really wanted to do was mount my soapbox and rant a while. But since we were in the middle of church orchestra rehearsal, that wasn't appropriate. Anyway, there are two other women in our Sunday School class who work outside the home with young children. One has always done so shortly after her daughter was born. The other went back after about 18 months or so. On the one hand, this just gets my dander up big time. But how do I be gracious? Do I go up to them and offer unsolicited advice? Don't think so. Do I pray for them? Yes, but how? I really struggle with this. I don't want to come across as "holier than thou" when I interact with these women. Where do you draw the line? Should we just let their husbands deal with this? Should church leadership have anything to say about this?

Call me confused. Sign up: wisdom wanted.


JUST FOR FUN -- THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK BUT DON'T

1. When a bag says, "Tear here" but won't budge.
2. When a box of rice or Kraft Mac n Cheese has a perforated place to put your thumb in order to make it easier to open, BUT you can't open it.
3. Jars that are vacuum sealed SO tightly that only Superman could open it. (Or your husband.)
4. Plastic dispensers of cleaning wipes that will never dispense correctly.

Oh, I could go on and on but I'll let others contribute.

Blessings on your day.