How to Save Practically Anything: My Dress

I have this lovely dress.

Which, unfortunately, comes with really cheap plastic rings attaching the straps.

When I first wore this dress to a wedding, I guess I had the straps too tight because one of the cheap plastic rings snapped. :(  Thankfully I had a sweater to wear to cover this mishap.

Later, I brainstormed ways to re-attach the straps.  My ingenius solution?

A paper clip!

I even managed to find one that blends in well with the colors of my dress. :)

I have another one on stand-by, lest the same misfortune strike the other strap.

Why get rid of a perfectly good dress if I can just fix it? :)

Learning to say "I'm Sorry"

Recently, I've struggled with strong emotions relating to mistakes I've made in my past. I've hurt people I cared for very deeply, and some of those relationships were ruined as a result.

The very worst part is, it was never intentional.

Through my tears I have asked "why?" many times, asking the Lord why I am suddenly having this influx of painful flashbacks.

I have noticed, especially in the past week, that I have been a lot quicker to say "I'm sorry" to my husband when I speak to him in a disrespectful manner. Not 100% of the time; not always immediately; but it is happening more frequently.

Ideally, I will soon learn to take more control over my tone of voice and my mood/emotions so I can preemptively avoid speaking to him that way, period. But the apologies and awareness of this weakness are definitely a step in the right direction!

And if learning to speak more respectfully to those I love is the only reason that God is allowing me to experience these painful memories, then more glory to Him and I'll accept it.