Welcome back to the #LMMLinkup for the week of May 8th.
This week, I want to spend five minutes writing about the word should as part of the Five Minute Friday weekly writing challenge. Learn more here.
I love the Five Minute Friday community and I really encourage you to check it out if you have not already done so. We are writing on the word “Should.”
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We all face a wall of should at some point in our lives. Should I have said that. Should I have done that?
Then we face the guilt if we chose the wrong path or made the wrong decision.
Our should turns in to I should have not gone down that road. I should never have hurt that person so badly.
What I love the most about our community at the #LMMLinkup is we find hope and encouragement to face our should’s. My favorite post this week really addressed “should.” When it comes time, we should forgive ourselves and others for our wrongs decisions. We should remember that we are all human and there is only one perfect: Our Holy Savior.
We should turn to Him in our times of doubt, worry, and pain. He will deliver us.
I hope this message encourages you this week. Be sure to let us know how we can pray for you in the comments section below.
Now let’s
Last Week’s Top Clicked and
My Favorite Post of the Week!
Stepping Through The Process of Forgiveness

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Ah, yes. That million dollar question that could change the course of our lives.
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I linked up this time, Mary and I love how you feature your people. I have been wanting to do something like this as I was last year. I will pray about it. How are you? Thanks for hosting this!
Meghan E. Weyerbacher recently posted…The Hashtag Journal Method.
Oh, the should’s sure do get me. I would love to ask for prayer. We lost someone very close to us this week. Prayer for his family and ours would be greatly appreciated. Maree
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Amen! I’m so glad to see you back here. We’ve missed you! I’m in the 30 spot this week.
Community is such a huge help to overcome our Shoulds! (I wrote on allthose pesky Should’s today too!) Also – I FINALLY ordered my Canva print! Thanks again!
Oh yes, I am well acquainted with the “shoulds” way of thinking! Thank you for these great words that point us back to Grace. Only there can we be delivered of the guilt of all those shoulds! –Blessings to you!
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Forgiving ourselves is sometimes the most difficult thing we can do! It’s also all too easy to get sucked into shaming ourselves with our shoulds :/.
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I’m so glad to see Nicole’s post featured. Forgiveness is so important yet challenging, at times. Thanks for hosting, Mary. Have a great week.
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Good thoughts. Our lives are so full of “shoulds” and “should not haves.” Some we need to follow up on, some we need to seek forgiveness for. Thankfully our gracious God gives us wisdom and extends grace.
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Hope you have a great week!
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Those are some poignant words you’re sharing today, Mary.
Thanks for showing up here every week.
Blessings to you!
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