Evelyn's Words of Wisdom
Evelyn Johnson Minton is a child of God, Mother, Grandmother, Wife, Nurse, and Author.. The Lord has filled her with great wisdom to share with family, friends, and anyone in need. She is of Christian faith, and seeks answers through prayer. Evelyn shares many life experiences through stories, in which she shares during podcast episodes, with her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton, as the interviewer. Evelyn Johnson Minton is a Mother to five girls; Linda, Brenda, Phyllis, Billie, and Libby. She is the wife of Philip F. Minton, Jr. (P.F.). Evelyn has many special grandchildren, and several precious great-grandchildren. She has been a nurse for many years, and is the Director of Nursing at Medication Management Center, LLC. in Kingsport, Tennessee, with her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton. Evelyn relies on God as her source of faith, Love, and strength. Evelyn enjoys her family, patients, feeding birds, and music. She is filled with Love, laughter, intelligence, compassion, and has lots of energy. Some of Evelyn's most enjoyable hobbies are birds, music, cooking, and decorating for holidays, especially Christmas. Evelyn's Christmas lights are so stunning that people all over Kingsport, TN tell us that they look forward to seeing them each year. Evelyn has won many awards for her Christmas light decorations. She enjoys feeding the birds at work, and home. One of Evelyn's personal quotes, "You can Love all animals even if you do not own one yourself." Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com.
Evelyn's Words of Wisdom
E122-Forgiveness
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“Forgiveness ... is a great education for your heart.”
When we forgive others, the wisdom of our heart is shining above everything else.
There are many instances where forgiveness would not occur so quickly, or even at all, if it were up to our logical minds. We have a tendency to rationalize everything, especially when we feel someone has wronged us.
The main reason that we need to “give or get” forgiveness is because we often take others in our lives for granted but most importantly, it is what Jesus wants us to do.
Jesus forgave us for our past, present and future sins and we need to keep that in our minds and hearts the next time we are hesitating to give or seek forgiveness.
It is a good idea to pause and think about what you are going to say to someone before you say something you may regret later. Sometimes the way people respond to others is out of habit rather than Love.
True human forgiveness is when you tell someone you forgive them for something and do not mention it to them again later.
My lifelong friend and sister-in-Christ, Ann Davidson always gave forgiveness freely to everyone. She also encouraged people she knew to provide forgiveness to each other. She based her whole life around Love and forgiveness. Ann lived her life by example.
Have you given forgiveness to someone that needs to be forgiven?
Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”
Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.
