Whatever

So I took my oldest daughter to a mother daughter retreat sponsored by our awesome church, and the theme was "Whatever".

If you are a mom, hearing "whatever" probably - as my grandma used to say - "turns your teeth sideways".

BUT the lesson was about using flipping that flippant disrespectful "whatever" into something that you can use every day.

The first session was based on "Whatever" and Phil 4:8 "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or or praiseworthy - think about such things" and what the world throws at us.

The world - you aren't good enough.  Us standing on the promises of God - Whatever.
The world- you are ugly. Us- Whatever
The world- you are fat, stinky, weird - insert your favorite negative thought- Us: Whatever.

I loved it! It so spoke to the moms and daughters there.

There are many more lessons I will blog about, including an AWESOME parable about a pencil,  but after staying up till 1, waking up at 6, and hiking and climbing and rafting all day, I just don't have it in me.  Maybe tomorrow.  :)