Verse of the Week - Ephesians 4:26 - May 11, 2015

My parents were very young when they married, mom was 15 and dad was 17. However, the benefit to me was that I spent large amounts of time with my great grandparents, especially my Great Grandma Tucker. 

My great grandmother, Ella Mae Tucker, had a huge impact on my faith because I spent many weekends with her. Great Grandma had copies of "The Upper Room", a daily devotional guide, on the table by her chair and I liked looking at the pictures and asking questions about each reading she read to me. 

Great Grandma was the first person I remember telling me to " Not let the sun do down while you are still angry." I do not remember the reason she shared this with me, but I do remember seeing very loud verbal battles between other family members. I imagine I shared this with Great Grandma because I can still remember those fights like it happened yesterday, instead of fifty years ago. At the time, I did not know that she was giving me biblical advice.

The first time I read Ephesians 4:26, I had an "ah hah!' moment and remember thinking," So that's where that comes from!" Today, I still remember to follow Great Grandma's advice," Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry."