So, short and simple blog tonight. In the Bible Jesus mentions to act without expecting anything back (Luke 6:35). Simple thought. How often do we truly do something with no thoughts of receiving some type of retribution. I was thinking about this the other day. I'm the worse about this principle when it comes to my family. The other night I helping my sometimes ungrateful brother by painting his baseboard and surrounding trim. He just sat there for two hours watching me paint during which I became agitated by his lack of work. I was assuming since he asked me to paint he would be doing something else at the same time to speed the whole process. Due to my frustration, I didn't help him again for about a week. One day I went by and started helping him scrape this old adhesive off of the floor so he could put new flooring down. Scraping away at his floor with just my thoughts as company proved rather therapeutic. I was think how my brother probably wont thank me for what I was doing and has never helped me pack or move to Norman, but that's okay because I was helping him and showing him my love. Just as this thought was crossing my mind, my brother walked in the room with a portable fan which he plugged in and pointed straight at me. It was a pleasant surprise to realize my brother must be maturating some and how it feels so much better to be rewarded when not expecting it instead of feeling it was owed to you.-Kristy
