I am a Christian who is loved by Jesus. I believe in love.

And I believe that there is a difference between love

and license to harm.

I believe in boundaries.

And will enforce them when called to.

I am soft.

But my environment has been tough.

I have comforted the homeless in my arms. I have hit a neighbor’s pit bull in the face when he was trying to kill my little dogs.

I have stood up to an angry bipolar meth addict construction worker who was 100 pounds heavier than me whom I was foolish enough to become involved with. And when he put me on crutches. I stood up again.

And all you have to do is ask Stephanie how vicious I can become if ANYONE messes with my kids.. anyone’s kids.. I despise bullying

I have stood up for the vulnerable and lost jobs for it.

I don’t believe in a political movement, but the Kingdom of God.

I believe that God is long suffering and that

there is a time and a place,

to extend grace.. to enforce boundaries..

I believe in the widow’s mite, and the whip in the Messiahs hand

and I believe.. that He believes in me… and that although I am small, and not much in the eyes of the world..

that all of heaven backs me.. when others willingly and wrongfully attack me

This is one of the songs that helped me establish boundaries after years of domestic abuse…when I was on food stamps… when the only person who believed in me.. was Him.. it’s not explicitly Christian, it’s not particularly nice.. but He uses songs like this with me.. ( He meets us where we’re at.. and I grew up and am surrounded by rough) not necessarily word for word.. but the message.. the heartbeat.. therein…

Kiss this/Aaron Tippin

https://youtu.be/kGSL0V5txW4?si=Ctpt844HpWgH7INP