Two years ago the Maxwell men wanted to grow beards for a planned trip to Colorado, and I decided to participate. I found two things I liked about the beard—my “new” face and not shaving. Frankly, I soon came to prefer my appearance with the beard. It took some adjusting for Teri, but over time she came to like it better, too. The “no shaving” needs no further explanation. Don’t be fooled, however. I soon discovered that trimming a beard once a week is much more involved than simply shaving every day.
Lately, I’d been feeling the nudging of the Holy Spirit to shave it. Why? Who knows, but I became certain the Lord was leading me to. So the beard is gone.
The benefits:
- Teri loves kissing my smooth face (much preferred over the prickly beard).
- Anna and Mary love that they can now see my facial expressions whereas they couldn’t with the beard.
- Teri loves kissing my smooth face (much preferred over the prickly beard).
- Shaving is definitely easier than trimming (even though it probably takes a bit longer when totaled over the week’s time).
- Teri loves kissing my smooth face (much preferred over the prickly beard).
- I realized that men who are trusted are typically beardless—military personnel, most corporate leaders, and police officers. (This one may be difficult to swallow for some, but it is what it is.)
- Teri loves kissing my smooth face (much preferred over the prickly beard).
“But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.”
(Galatians 5:18)
Steve