Ever since becoming a wife and a mom I have become a lover of words. I know that sounds kind of silly however let me explain. I am fascinated by words, I spend my day talking with my boys using WORDS, I enjoy reading blogs and books – soaking in the WORDS, I enjoy tapping away at my computer as I write WORDS about our family on this blog… WORDS that will become memories that will provide tears and laughter for my boys in the years to come. WORDS are powerful!
Yes, when I was younger my antics were the school yard sayings of, “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Oh, what a lie that is. How sad that as a child we are told that on the school yard and then we grow to realize that those very words that were hurled at us by those around us have not only hurt us but have crippled the way that we feel, love, experience and perceive the world around us. Words really can hurt, not just for the instant that they are said but the life time we spend trying to forget them or hide from them. Words are what play around with our heads. Words are what we perceive our world through. I can quote off a few words and you would know who said them and in what context they were spoken.
I guess since having all three of our boys in speech I have come to realize another importance of words… words must be spoken clearly and accurately so that the world can understand the message you are seeking to deliver. I have spent countless hours running my boys to and from speech for the last three years trying to get their speech on par with the expectations of their peers. Why, well because without speech your feelings and thoughts are captive in your mind. I know for me my mind is a wheel of words, there are times that if I could have a computer hooked to my mind to capture my thoughts I would first of all written the many novels that run around and secondly I would be overwhelmed, there are words in my head that are mean and not uplifting, there are words in there too that are so heartfelt that I can’t even open my mouth to express.
I am a lover of words! I live by them, yes some may say I put too much stock in words but I come from the philosophy that “out of the mouth the heart speaks”. So if the words that pour from my mouth are mean and not uplifting then I most assuredly need a heart transplant! If the words that come from my mouth are words of encouragement and praise then my heart is in a good place and I am where I need to be as a child of God. It is my earnest prayer that those around me are the receivers of words of encouragement, words that push them forward and help them excel not words that hinder their self esteem or character. My words are powerful and they are to be regulated by my heart.
I know that my heart and mind also need to hear words that encourage and spur me on in life. Words that tell me that I am enough, that I am good at what I do, that I am loved, that I am worthy. I know that these words are words in the simple form however their power to my heart keep me going, they let me know that there is a reason to trudge on through the often times mire of life. These are the words that my heart longs to hear on a daily basis. Words simple as they may be have a way of anointing my heart with a salve that touches the deepest shadows of the harsh words spoken. Words that wash away the self doubt that clouds my vision, words that erase the hatred, words that make my heavy heart light once again.
Words are powerful and they have power behind them. They have the power to make a strong woman weep, they have the power to make a weak woman strong. Words are precious, words can build up a home and also tear one down.
“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
– Luke 6:24
“But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.”
-Matthew 15:18
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”
-Proverbs 4:23
“Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.”
-Proverbs 13:3
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