by Leota Stevens

If these words were practiced in each of our lives on a daily basis, I am convinced that the divorce rate would drop to an all-time low. Further, I believe church attendance would vastly improve, and the rate of juvenile delinquency would be positively affected. We are so prone to vent our feelings with no consideration of the impact on others. I am shamefully aware of the times I behaved like “Mom St. Helens” and erupted all over my brood of children and my patient spouse. I also recall with vivid delight the times that I have spoken just the right words, at just the right time, and blessed the hearer immensely. It is a choice that only we can make: to bless or to blast. The wiser our choice, the better our world will become.