In light of all the reflection and sorting through the Lord has taken me through over the past few days, the world looks a little different. There is a peace in my heart that I know is there. I've always been a very competitive person and I've fought against the negative ramifications of that part of my personality. But, last night as I sat with a group of women who I greatly enjoy doodling and doing zentangles with our daughters, I was singularly struck by the drawings of the other women and how they were all great. It came so naturally to all of them and I admired them all. I wasn't concerned in any corner of my heart with comparing my own to theirs. There was a pure enjoyment of simply doodling. Mine didn't need to be better than theirs. For a competitive person, that's a huge thing to say. I have peace about just being me. Because of the weaknesses I've seen in my character that have stemmed from my competitive spirit, I found ...