Fullness! That’s the word!
Friday, March 1, 2024 • Intentional Living
Fullness vs wholeness
Can you be full without being whole?Can you be whole without being full?
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Colossians 2:10 "and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority."
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RIGHT NOW
Basking in the anticipation of spring.
Grace to accept "average"
Thursday, January 19, 2023 • Intentional Living
Well, I could start this post by saying it's been a minute but that would be a gross under-estimation of the length of time that has passed since my last post. To be a little more finicky, it's been 1,051,244 minutes and some change... that's a little over 2 years.
2 years of surviving a pandemic and all the life changes and introspection that came with this unprecedented moment in the history of humanity. Through it all, I've grown in my ability to extend grace to myself as well as to the people around me.
I've found contentment in being average; not a high-flyer, not a dead-weight. Just a girl doing her average best some days.
Some days I think I crushed it at this parenting gig, some days the tantrums would suggest that I've failed as a mother. Most days though? I'm just an average good mom and that's ok with my kids and with me.
My acceptance of the average has given me the grace to enjoy the extraordinary as well as the mundane
- a family Christmas in Hawaii
- the gentle spirit of my son
- the beautiful, strong women my daughters are becoming
- the tranquility of my fully-remote job
- the school choice we get from our new neighborhood
How are you doing these first few days of 2023?
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1 Timothy 6:6-8 "But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that."
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RIGHT NOW
Furiously playing through the Disney Dreamlight Valley game; a few minutes every night.
Grace to Start Again
Friday, January 1, 2021 • Intentional Living
On the one hand, the 1st of January is just another day. On the other hand, it’s a symbolic transition point in time; signifying the end of one year and the beginning of another year. If like me you enjoy the symbolism of a New Year, then you’ll be celebrating today. After the brutal year that was 2020, I'm sure I'm not the only one embracing the hope of 2021 with open arms and a lifted sprit. Happy New Year new friends!
This New Year, I am embracing the grace to start all over again. Grace to restart my journey as a writer by starting yet another blog. Grace to recommit to my kids and renew my burnt-out mother’s heart. Grace to restart my work on getting a healthier body. Grace to be a better steward of the resources God has blessed me with.
Stewardship for me means to take care of that which God has entrusted me with.
