hetti-marie manu

We don’t lower ourselves to serve...We lose our egos to serve. The needs we see around us can be overwhelming at times. There are times when we feel optimistic and times when discouragement knocks on our door and we must decide whether to invite it in. I don’t believe any of us are impermeable to change, challenges, pain, hardships, and discomfort. That’s just a part of life. But I often find that it is when I am serving, that I see not just what is happening around me, but what is happening...

If there is one thing a daily relationship with God has taught me, it is not to do things halfway or sloppily. Do things well. Give your best. Represent. This summer, I found myself having many conversations with my children about character. In one instance, I asked one of them (who had just asked to use my mini elastic bands) to gather the elastics that had spilled into a drawer and put them back in the bag I gave her. Her reluctant sigh and pushback surprised me. The task would take less...

Character doesn’t negotiate whether to do the right thing. I’m trying to instil values and principles in my children, and sometimes it feels like my words roll right off them like water off the back of a duck. What frustrates me most is the duplicity I see when i perceive that they give their best to strangers, friends, or people who pay them, yet argue or give attitude when asked to help at home. It boggles my mind. You see, I’ve tried not to comment on every little thing that is out of...