I'm With Ya Fellas

My day job is in jewelry. I buy and sell and appraise and order and all the things that come along with it. And as on many "holiday" weekends, men come in to buy their sweetie something for that "holiday." Today it was men coming in for Mother's Day.

I really feel for you guys. I do. I know it has to be hard to know that your lady wants jewelry and that you want to make her happy, but probably you're gonna get something close but not close enough. I know many of you come in trying to put thought into a gift instead of just giving her cash or a gift card and that but she may be picky as all get out. It's hard. Us ladies, we can be tough to shop for.

Now there are a lot of ladies who are gracious about any gift they get. To you ladies, I toast. (I am one of those ladies.) But there are women out there (I cannot not call them ladies as they do not act like them) that bitch and moan about whatever gift they are given. It's not nice enough. It's not expensive enough, etc. etc.

Being involved with a woman like that or any person like that just has to suck. Never feeling like you are good enough.

So here's my question...is there someone in our own lives we are holding to the same standards? Are there actions toward us never quite enough?

This is where grace comes in. And you know what, grace is hard. It is hard to give grace to people. I know I struggle with it quite a bit. When people offend me I wanna retaliate or speak ill of them, but it's not a good thing to do. Those things harden us as people.

We need to practice grace in order to get better at it. We need to be thankful and accepting of people where they are at. Because when we love people where they are at, it allows them to become the people they want to be. It is a kind of freedom.

Fellas, I hope all your mother's and wives love the gifts you picked out for them this week. And ladies, be kind if they missed the mark, at least they were trying.