Goodness Gracious!!
Gracious Sakes...or gracious sakes alive!
All phrases I heard while growing up in western Kentucky.
Such phrases were indicative of surprise. "Where has the day gone."
These days I find myself saying those same phrases I heard, especially from my grandmother, Mama Davenport. Often I add "Oh my" to the list. It's surprise with a bit of negativity laced with disappointment. Think, guilt.
Oh my, I can't keep up with ANYTHING. OK, that's an exaggeration but.....iPhone, Laptop, books, white out, things I use often and need to keep up with around the house.
Oh my, notes, are all over the house except the one I need.
Oh my, these days it takes me longer to do less.
Oh my, guilt hangs in my closet far too easy for me to reach & put on. (I know this because a sweet friend in the faith admonished me, in love of this very act,)
How grateful I am that God's word says,
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1)
Gracious me.....how grateful I am for that reminder! I'm pouring my cuppa guilt-TEA down the drain.
