The last time I checked my label it read; "made in heaven". Yes I am...born from above, reconnected with a Perfect God, washed and cleansed by the Word and inhabited by the Holy Spirit...I am blessed, graced with His Mercy and...I am also imperfect...with pet peeves. Who doesn't have pet peeves I would think, most people have at least one...or two..or even three. I sure do...let me bear my soul to you about my pet peeves;
1. dirty toilets - Numero uno on my list for sure!! I absolutely get grossed out by a dirty toilet...imagine being somewhere and you have a great time, everything looks nice, the food is fantastic and then you take a nessecary trip to miss "John"...and here we go...pieces of toilet paper strewn over the floor...dirty toiletbowl and/or seat, soggy towels, smudges on the mirrors and I am officially "peeved". I just can't stand it and in my own home even though it's not perfect, I sure am pretty picky about how my toilet looks and how clean it is.
2. The quality of food and the preparation of it. Ever since I worked in a butcher shop and a restaraunt kitchen I am (according to my mom) ruined when it comes to food. Ask Joyce my best friend or ask my husband, but I am very careful about the preparation of food, picky about the quality and get turned off easily (sorry). It has been the subject of jokes, reactions like raised eyebrowns and frowns, snorts and laughs. But I will tell you that no one ever got sick of my cooking, nor did I buy overprized or under quality food either :)
3. When words are spelled wrong...I don't know why but I may only glance at a sentence, a billboard, a text...but if something is spelled wrong it stands out like a sore thumb to me and most of the time I spot it right away...here are some "interesting" ones I have seen over the years;
stawberrie...instead of strawberry
busness...instead of business (it was on a "we are going out of business" sign in a window???)
flowr instead of flowers
bake goods instead of baked goods
and so on and so on...it is just sad to see that people just don't know how to spell words anymore and yes sometimes I am one of them aswell, how shocking hahaha!
Okay that were three of my pet peeves...I think they are the only three I have...or maybe the only ones I can think of right now hahahaha..anyway what I am trying to say is that I, the person with the pet peeve am imperfect...but so is the person that caused my pet peeve to arise. We are all imperfect! Just as I need to deal with my pet peeve in the best way I can, I need to have grace with the other person or help to improve the situation if I can. My pet peeves will not grow into an OCD or whatever you call it, my pet peeves are just part of my view of the world or how it should be and as long as it does not obstruct how I communicate/relate/associate with the world around me, I am okay. I would love for everyone to take their toilets serious, to keep them clean and germfree..to provide masses of toiletpaper and dry soft towels :) but that is my little bathroom utopia and most likely not to happen. all that the pet peeves should do is improve you or your life and transform you in an unforced example to others, they may follow your example...they may not, they may agree with your view or they may not.
I am happy with my pet peeves, just a sign that I am imperfect, live in an imperfect world and that I need my Perfect God to show me how to go unto perfection...I am glad to say; I am a work in progress on a road that is under contruction with some towering obstacle courses...but I have a map, the Bible, and a guide, the Holy Spirit and a companion and friend joining me and His name is Jesus. I am going to make it! You will too!!
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