Forgiveness is letting go of anger and choosing not to hold mistakes against others. It doesn't mean pretending the wrong never happened. Rather, it means choosing mercy instead of resentment and giving someone the opportunity to learn and do better. How can we encourage forgiveness in our children? Be an example. When someone hurts you, let your children see how you choose calmness and kindness instead of revenge. Teach empathy. Help them consider why someone may have acted the way they did by asking, "How do you think they were feeling?" Encourage sincere apologies. Teach children to say, "I'm sorry," and also to forgive when someone is genuinely repentant. Avoid keeping score. Remind them that everyone makes mistakes and needs forgiveness at times. Why is forgiveness important? Forgiveness: Brings peace to the heart. Strengthens friendships and family relationships. Prevents bitterness from taking root. When can children show forgiveness? When a sibling breaks one of their toys. When a friend says something hurtful but apologizes. When classmates leave them out of a game. Whenever someone makes an honest mistake. Who benefits from forgiveness? Everyone does. The person who is forgiven has an opportunity to improve, while the one who forgives is freed from carrying anger and resentment. Forgiveness builds happier homes, stronger friendships, and a more loving congregation. A simple illustration is this: Holding a grudge is like carrying a heavy backpack everywhere you go. Forgiveness is setting the backpack down. The past doesn't disappear, but your journey becomes much lighter. 💙

until thursday night. This is 25 meters from my workplace. Quite idyllic. People from several countries come here every summer season. My digital nomad micro camper car still needs some modifications but I sleep well in it. Leg room is more than enough even though I am 2 meters / 6'7".

We’ve had a lazy day today and didn’t go anywhere but we found a field behind where we’re staying with fantastic views. Have a look.

Here are a couple more pics from yesterday's cruise. Not sure if we are doing much today so there may not be any photos to show.

❤️ When Guilt Feels Heavy… Sometimes life doesn’t unfold the way we hoped, and we find ourselves looking back, thinking, “I should have handled things differently.” But hindsight can be a heavy burden if we allow it to become guilt. We can’t change yesterday, but we can surrender today to God. We can love, reassure, make things right where we can, and trust Him with what is beyond our control. God sees the heart behind our mistakes. He knows the intentions, the circumstances, and the things we simply didn’t know at the time. “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” — 1 Peter 5:7 🙏 So today, I’m choosing grace over guilt, faith over fear, and trust over trying to control everything. May you choose the same. God is still working, even in the situations we don’t understand. ❤️🙏✨