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The Power of Empathy
By Jen Ferguson "We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves." Romans 15:1, NIV I came down the stairs, my mind and stomach churning with anxiety. How will I get it all done? I thought. I recently received the blessing of increasing my hours at my job, but was figuring out how to manage the other aspects of my life with less available time. I'm a "get things done" kind of person. As such, it doesn't cross my mind that some commitments may need to lose their space on the calendar. Instead, I play a game of Tetris in my head, trying to figure out how to squeeze more in. Craig sat in the chair waiting for me as we were headed out soon to meet a couple for lunch. As I gathered my things, I told him how I was feeling. He listened to my short sentence and responded with, "The solution to the problem is…" Sometimes there are instances when we share a problem and it requires fixing. If the washing machine isn't working, I'm looking for a solution so that I can resume doing the laundry. If we have two girls that need to be in two different places at the same time, I want a solution so we can all get where we need to go. I don't need Craig to ask me how I feel about mechanical things breaking or scheduling changes. | 
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