Attitude Smell




	WRITE 2 THE HEART Stories that are aimed "Write 2 the Heart" August 24, 2004 Cheryl Speir, Editor, moderator @ write2theheart.com Reminder If you are the author of a family friendly book or are included in an anthology that is available on Amazon.com, please send me an email with your title, ISBN, and exactly how your name appears on the cover. Write 2 the Heart will be opening a bookstore powered by Amazon.com on our website. We will be offering family friendly books written by subscribers of Write 2 the Heart as well as books to improve writing and to help in publishing. To our subscribers who have family members or friends who are serving in our armed forces, please send their names to be included in our prayer list and contact me about sending in a picture. I hope to publish these pictures on a new page to be added to Write 2 the Heart’s website. This page will be dedicated to our troops. We all know people that spend a lot of time and money to make sure the outside of their body looks and smells its best. Unfortunately, their attitude ruins the image they want to convey. How Does Your Attitude Smell? By Annettee Budzban I used to work as an R.N. in an obstetrical unit. Oftentimes, new mothers would faint when getting up for the first time. For this reason, we kept ammonia capsules in each bedside stand. Usually one whiff under a their nostrils was enough to make them conscious again. One busy day, a nurse from our unit decided that she would keep an ammonia capsule in her pocket for quick use. As she started her daily rounds she noticed a putrid odor. As she moved from room to room, this smell lingered with her. Her patients started remarking, "What is that horrible stench?" As she walked through the hallway, she noticed there was no escape for from this pungent smell. Then it dawned on her; she was the one carrying the strong odor. She reached her hand into her pocket and to find the ammonia capsule had burst. In our daily life, how often do we check what kind of aroma we carry along with us? Is it the pleasant fragrance of a kind and loving attitude, or the stench of bitterness, anger and complaining? These attitudes send a vapor up to the nostrils of God. Although we may not smell it ourselves, the Lord does. We spend a lot of money on perfume and deodorant to cover-up and add to our aroma, but what about the scent coming from within? As Christians we should carry a fragrance that will be sweet to the others we come into contact with, not one that will make them want to avoid us. Each day as we prepare for our daily tasks, we need to check that we have the right fragrance along. "They are the fragrant odor of an offering and sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights." Phillipians 4:18 (AMP) Annettee Budzban ahrtwrites2u @ aol.com Annettee Budzban is the author of When Heaven Whispers. She is a freelance writer and weekly newspaper religion columnist. He stories and articles have appeared on various e-zines in magazines such as Guideposts Angels on Earth, Purpose, Standard, The Gem, The Spiritual Voice News, Keeping Hearts and Home, and others. Her stories and devotions have appeared in popular anthologies such as God's Way Books and A Cup of Comfort devotional. You can contact her at ahrtwrites2u @ aol.com You are encouraged to write to the authors to let them know what you think of their story. Have a comment on today's story? Send it to: moderator @ write2theheart.com When the first of my four sons left home for college and training for the armed forces, I proudly pressed a calling card into his hand to encourage him to call home. Unfortunately, when my telephone bill came in, I found he had called every acquaintance he knew… but not me! I finally wised up and got an 800 number from PowerNet Global through Cognigen. 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If you have loved ones in the military, or who are being called to go overseas, send their names (first and last or first only) to be included in our prayer reminder. Cheryl’s Corner I honestly thought we would hug and kiss our soldiers and send them on their way, instead they are being honored daily. The whole community has rallied to send our troops off. There has been a lunch everyday since Sunday hosted by various groups for our troops and their families. Tomorrow will be the last big lunch before they board a bus and are paraded out of town. Tim will have enough family there that we could form our own parade. I have been gathering flags and making yellow ribbon pins for all of us to wear. My grandsons can hardly wait to stand on the side of the parade route to wave their flags. I’m sure they don’t realize that this means it will be a long time before they will be able to hunt bugs and dig worms with uncle Timmy again. 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