Comments on: Help! My Tongue is Tied. http://pursuingtitus2.com/2010/06/16/help-my-tongue-is-tied/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mrs. Parunak http://pursuingtitus2.com/2010/06/16/help-my-tongue-is-tied/comment-page-1/#comment-5425 Mrs. Parunak Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:42:51 +0000 http://pursuingtitus2.com/?p=2093#comment-5425 Brandi, What an awesome response! I love it. Brandi,

What an awesome response! I love it.

]]> By: Brandi http://pursuingtitus2.com/2010/06/16/help-my-tongue-is-tied/comment-page-1/#comment-5406 Brandi Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:13:07 +0000 http://pursuingtitus2.com/?p=2093#comment-5406 The other day my husband complemented a family on their children, and the response was perfect. The dad just nodded and said "We're blessed." I like the simple "thank you" response, but I thought this was even better because it seemed like it didn't even occur to him to take credit. He did not interpret the comment as being about him in any way. Thanking someone for saying my kids are great is polite and appropriate, but sometimes I feel awkward about assuming that it is a compliment to ME. Does that make sense? Like if someone said something nice to me about my husband, it would be weird to say "thank you." It would be more appropriate to agree with them! And since I am infinitely familiar with my own failures and inadequacies as a mother, I know that whatever grace my children are exhibiting is exactly that. Grace. Not something I earned. Rather, they are wonderful in spite of all my mistakes! This sweet dad went on to say that he thought God had given him good kids because "He doesn't give us more than we can handle, and He knows I couldn't handle any more." A gentle, humble perspective. The other day my husband complemented a family on their children, and the response was perfect. The dad just nodded and said “We’re blessed.”

I like the simple “thank you” response, but I thought this was even better because it seemed like it didn’t even occur to him to take credit. He did not interpret the comment as being about him in any way. Thanking someone for saying my kids are great is polite and appropriate, but sometimes I feel awkward about assuming that it is a compliment to ME. Does that make sense? Like if someone said something nice to me about my husband, it would be weird to say “thank you.” It would be more appropriate to agree with them! And since I am infinitely familiar with my own failures and inadequacies as a mother, I know that whatever grace my children are exhibiting is exactly that. Grace. Not something I earned. Rather, they are wonderful in spite of all my mistakes!

This sweet dad went on to say that he thought God had given him good kids because “He doesn’t give us more than we can handle, and He knows I couldn’t handle any more.” A gentle, humble perspective.

]]> By: Lori http://pursuingtitus2.com/2010/06/16/help-my-tongue-is-tied/comment-page-1/#comment-3465 Lori Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:30:36 +0000 http://pursuingtitus2.com/?p=2093#comment-3465 "Thank you" is plenty. As Mrs. Santos suggested, "Thank you, God is good" is very nice and appropriate. People are taking notice of God's grace in your life. The questions will come eventually about the source of that grace or your ability (which you can then turn to God). People will ask you about the source of your hope. “Thank you” is plenty. As Mrs. Santos suggested, “Thank you, God is good” is very nice and appropriate. People are taking notice of God’s grace in your life. The questions will come eventually about the source of that grace or your ability (which you can then turn to God). People will ask you about the source of your hope.

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