The other day I saw a bumper sticker that said, "Well-behaved women rarely make history." And I heard it again just a day or so later.
I began to worry, "Am I making history?"
Then I thought, 'Really? Well-behaved women rarely make history?'
Some famous women came to mind; I guess I should say famous and infamous women came to mind. Some challenged society's norms in ways that would benefit all- standing against slavery, caring for the sick of the poorest of the poor, smuggling food to those in hiding- all women who, true, didn't behave in the norm. But I wouldn't call what they did 'misbehaving'. They simply did what was right; they shaped history.
Others definitely misbehaved but not in a charitable or benevolent way. Many would say, "That woman made history."
To 'make history' in this way is merely a paragraph, a sentence, or maybe just a footnote in the story of mankind. It's doing something to make a name for one's self, rather than for the good of all presently and for those yet to come.
There are those who make history and those who shape history.
Where's the bumper sticker of those who shape history? After a much thought, I have come to realize such women don't want or need applause. They make, or rather, shape history in the way they go about their daily lives with no special recognition needed.
And then the question became not, "Am I making history?" It became "Am I shaping history?"
And then the LORD brought to mind Titus 2:3-5, "the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things- that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed." (New King James Version)
This is the goal I strive to reach. A Titus 2 woman. A woman who loves and serves God, a woman who loves her husband and children, a woman who makes a house a home, a woman who lives in such a way that glorifies God, a woman who teaches-not merely word- but truly how she lives her life for younger women to follow her example.
True, such a woman will probably not be written about in history books, applauded by the masses, or even known beyond her immediate friends and family. Still, such a woman does not just make history. This kind of woman shapes history for generations to come.
So maybe that's what those bumper stickers should say, "Well-behaved women don't make history; they SHAPE history!"
Friday, December 31, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
New Year's Resolutions.....
Perhaps it's too early to start thinking about New Year's resolutions. I mean, I never keep them any way. I have the best of intentions, but it just never pans out. After a week or two, the old habits creep back in. And there I am again in the same patterns that I've grown accustomed to and familiar with.
So, I'm not going to make New Year's Resolutions. I'm just going to live one day at a time. I'm not going to dread tomorrow's resolutions today. I'm going to do what I can today. If something gets left out of today, then I'll try again tomorrow. All the while, making no promises that I'll even take it on tomorrow.
Now don't think I'm not one for self-improvement. I am. Daily I'm striving to be more like Jesus. That's become a theme UTRTR. "How can we be more like Jesus? What can we do to serve Him? How can we show others His love?"
When my husband cut back his hours at his part-time job, we began a nightly routine. One of us reads out of the children's Bible before we put our little ones to bed. We read something from the Old Testament and something from the New. Then we read a daily devotional for children and pray as a family.
Now, I'm not writing this to brag on us. There have been days since we began this in early October that we have missed and certainly there are days where we will miss again. We don't beat ourselves up about it. Instead, we say, "We missed last night; let's get back on track today."
Had I made this a resolution for us, then it probably wouldn't have become a nightly event that we look forward to. And we probably would have given it up less than a week in.
Lesson learned.
Similarly, my husband and I have started rising a little earlier each morning to begin our day reading the Bible and praying. We do this separately. There are mornings we miss because the bed is warm or we've slept in a little too late or our early bird has awakened us (although we're training him that when the Bible is open, everything else can wait a few minutes). On the days we miss, we sorely miss that time alone with God. What a difference those few minutes make! Instead of beating and berating ourselves about it, we ask forgiveness for missing that time with Him and pray for guidance.
Lesson learned, again.
So, that's how I'm going to tackle the new things in the new year. I'm not going to beat myself up about what I did not accomplish in one day. I'll get up in the morning with the goal to walk with the kids or run in the yard. I'll pull out my new sewing machine and play with it until I figure out what I'm doing. I'll blog as the inspiration arises, not worrying about it sounding 'just right.' I'll slow down and go with the flow more. All one day at a time.
And, if I don't get in the required exercise or if my sewing maching my wonderful husband bought me stays in the box for six months or if I do not have the time or energy to blog or if I am rushed, rushed, rushed and can't relax- it's okay. I'll try again tomorrow.
No resolves. No resolutions. No regrets.
That's how I am going to live my life, starting today and thinking only of today.
So, I'm not going to make New Year's Resolutions. I'm just going to live one day at a time. I'm not going to dread tomorrow's resolutions today. I'm going to do what I can today. If something gets left out of today, then I'll try again tomorrow. All the while, making no promises that I'll even take it on tomorrow.
Now don't think I'm not one for self-improvement. I am. Daily I'm striving to be more like Jesus. That's become a theme UTRTR. "How can we be more like Jesus? What can we do to serve Him? How can we show others His love?"
When my husband cut back his hours at his part-time job, we began a nightly routine. One of us reads out of the children's Bible before we put our little ones to bed. We read something from the Old Testament and something from the New. Then we read a daily devotional for children and pray as a family.
Now, I'm not writing this to brag on us. There have been days since we began this in early October that we have missed and certainly there are days where we will miss again. We don't beat ourselves up about it. Instead, we say, "We missed last night; let's get back on track today."
Had I made this a resolution for us, then it probably wouldn't have become a nightly event that we look forward to. And we probably would have given it up less than a week in.
Lesson learned.
Similarly, my husband and I have started rising a little earlier each morning to begin our day reading the Bible and praying. We do this separately. There are mornings we miss because the bed is warm or we've slept in a little too late or our early bird has awakened us (although we're training him that when the Bible is open, everything else can wait a few minutes). On the days we miss, we sorely miss that time alone with God. What a difference those few minutes make! Instead of beating and berating ourselves about it, we ask forgiveness for missing that time with Him and pray for guidance.
Lesson learned, again.
So, that's how I'm going to tackle the new things in the new year. I'm not going to beat myself up about what I did not accomplish in one day. I'll get up in the morning with the goal to walk with the kids or run in the yard. I'll pull out my new sewing machine and play with it until I figure out what I'm doing. I'll blog as the inspiration arises, not worrying about it sounding 'just right.' I'll slow down and go with the flow more. All one day at a time.
And, if I don't get in the required exercise or if my sewing maching my wonderful husband bought me stays in the box for six months or if I do not have the time or energy to blog or if I am rushed, rushed, rushed and can't relax- it's okay. I'll try again tomorrow.
No resolves. No resolutions. No regrets.
That's how I am going to live my life, starting today and thinking only of today.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
See Me Eat
A new chapter has begun, literally, under the red tin roof.
My firstborn, my baby who will be five in just a few months began to read today. My heart swells with pride at his accomplishment.
For months, he's been identifying his letters, practicing them on a dry erase board, picking them out as we run errands, "Look, Momma, it says C-V-S." Or "What does S-T-O-P spell?"
His sense of urgency has gotten greater the past month. He's asking for his school lessons non-stop. Weekly trips to the library are exciting to him. Curled up next to me under the a warm blanket, we read all sorts of books. We laugh over the Olivia series. We both learn new (for Momma forgotten) vocabulary about space, one of his great passions. We venture through Mr. Wonka's famous chocolate factory, anticipating as each of the children, one by one, get their consequences for naughty behavior and bad habits.
We'd not been so vigilant with our structured school lessons for the past few months; we were just going with the flow. Following the lesson plans some days, and on others, we just went where the mood and his curiosity took us. He's been begging to learn to read, so I pulled out Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons again. It's not part of the structured curriculum I bought, but, he's wanting to learn NOW!
So, as I'm trying to teach my by-the-book, but-Momma-you-said-child, I'm going with the flow. It's not part of the curriculum I purchased, but so what? We'll get to that. I'm going with the flow. He wants to learn to read, and I am willing to teach.
And tonight, a whole new world opened up to him. He sounded out the words me, see, seed, seat, sat, ram, eat- just to name a few.
The pride in his eyes from his accomplishments and the excitement that bubbled as he realized that the letters said something and that he read those letters that made words was priceless. His daddy sat and watched in amazement as our baby read aloud to us.....See me eat.
The first sentence that he ever read. And we were both there to share this moment with him. Teaching is something I am passionate about. I loved teaching other people's children, but to say I love teaching my own child, well, that just seems like a gross understatement. To say I love teaching my own child doesn't seem to scratch the surface of the sense of wonder, amazement, and excitement that comes from watching him learn. Teaching my own child is a humbling experience.
I told my husband one time that if we can teach our kids to read, we have given them the world, and that is true. But our goal is far much more than that.
If we teach our children how to read, we have given them the world- there is nothing they can't learn about, but if we teach our children their need for Jesus and to love Him, we have showed them eternity.
My firstborn, my baby who will be five in just a few months began to read today. My heart swells with pride at his accomplishment.
For months, he's been identifying his letters, practicing them on a dry erase board, picking them out as we run errands, "Look, Momma, it says C-V-S." Or "What does S-T-O-P spell?"
His sense of urgency has gotten greater the past month. He's asking for his school lessons non-stop. Weekly trips to the library are exciting to him. Curled up next to me under the a warm blanket, we read all sorts of books. We laugh over the Olivia series. We both learn new (for Momma forgotten) vocabulary about space, one of his great passions. We venture through Mr. Wonka's famous chocolate factory, anticipating as each of the children, one by one, get their consequences for naughty behavior and bad habits.
We'd not been so vigilant with our structured school lessons for the past few months; we were just going with the flow. Following the lesson plans some days, and on others, we just went where the mood and his curiosity took us. He's been begging to learn to read, so I pulled out Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons again. It's not part of the structured curriculum I bought, but, he's wanting to learn NOW!
So, as I'm trying to teach my by-the-book, but-Momma-you-said-child, I'm going with the flow. It's not part of the curriculum I purchased, but so what? We'll get to that. I'm going with the flow. He wants to learn to read, and I am willing to teach.
And tonight, a whole new world opened up to him. He sounded out the words me, see, seed, seat, sat, ram, eat- just to name a few.
The pride in his eyes from his accomplishments and the excitement that bubbled as he realized that the letters said something and that he read those letters that made words was priceless. His daddy sat and watched in amazement as our baby read aloud to us.....See me eat.
The first sentence that he ever read. And we were both there to share this moment with him. Teaching is something I am passionate about. I loved teaching other people's children, but to say I love teaching my own child, well, that just seems like a gross understatement. To say I love teaching my own child doesn't seem to scratch the surface of the sense of wonder, amazement, and excitement that comes from watching him learn. Teaching my own child is a humbling experience.
I told my husband one time that if we can teach our kids to read, we have given them the world, and that is true. But our goal is far much more than that.
If we teach our children how to read, we have given them the world- there is nothing they can't learn about, but if we teach our children their need for Jesus and to love Him, we have showed them eternity.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The Lesson of the Ping Pong Balls in a Jar of Rice
Aaaaaahhhhhh! The feeling of accomplishment is a feeling that can't quite be described. Maybe that' it's just that I'm too relaxed to describe it.
After all, the house is cleaned, the ironing is caught up (for now), dinner for tomorrow night is already in the crockpot, why shouldn't I be relaxed?
Part of me would like to pretend that such things happen daily here UTRTR. That the house is always spotless, the clothes are pristine and hanging in the closet, the pantry is always full, the children who reside here are always angelic, and that the Momma of this home is always calm and serene. But that isn't reality.
There are LOTS of days where everything looks and feels like it has fallen apart at the seams. There is at least one night a week where the frozen pizza is pulled out of the freezer or Momma calls Daddy and says, "It's been a long day....would you mind stopping and picking up something?"
By no means am I bragging that everything will stay exactly the way it is right now. Of course, everyone except me is fast asleep, so why shouldn't everything be in its place?
But I'm learning more and more as I get older not to value a spotless home. I'm finding beauty and value in the mess. If there is a train set on the floor, an engineer has been busy constructing and designing all day long. If a miniature guitar and harmonica are laying about, a musician has entertained us with his songs- both what he has made up and what he listens to in the car. If we're all still in our pj's and the sink is full of dishes, there's a good chance that a baby needed to be loved and snuggled all day long.
Still, there has to be some order or chaos will abound. And there are days that chaos does abound, but I have found a way to curtail the chaos.
I have discovered that time is added to my day, as well as peace, joy, contentment, when I begin the day with Jesus. Just a little time with Him makes a big difference. It sets the tone for the whole day; reading the Bible and talking to Him before I do anything else puts me in a frame of mind that, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13).
Sometimes I forget this truth, and I have to be reminded. That's where the lesson of the ping pong balls in a jar of rice comes in.
A couple of years ago, a speaker came to a MOPS group I was part of. She asked us what we did everyday. So, we began to list everything we did- laundry, grocery shopping, errands, changing babies, cleaning, reading books to our little ones, the list went on and on. As we did, she filled up a Mason jar with rice; the rice represented the 'stuff' we had to do everyday. Then she took six ping pong balls and tried to shove them in after all of the stuff. The ping pong balls represented God. The ping pong balls wouldn't fit this way. When we do all the other stuff first, there's no room for God and the stuff. But, when she dumped the rice out, and put the ping pong balls in first-which represented our time quiet time with God- all that other stuff fit- the rice filled all the crevices around the ping pong balls and everything fit.
That's the secret! Matthew 6:33 says, 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you....' Putting God first, then everything else falls into place!
I'm not enjoying the accomplishments of the past two days' housework being finished because I'm great at time management or because I'm a momma who has it all together. I am enjoying this sense of accomplishment because I invited Jesus to join me at the beginning of the day. Reading God's Word, spending time with the Creator of heaven and earth, asking for His help to be the momma and wife He has called me to be, and listening as He speaks to me through His Word- those are the things that have made yesterday and today so fulfilling. He stretched my time in ways I never imagined, and He made a way to accomplish my laundry list of items in record time-house cleaned, laundry finished, dinner on the table, children clean and fed, homeschool lessons completed.
That was not me. It was all Him.
And, because I am a flawed, forgetful human, daily I need to be reminded of Matthew 6:33, and that's exactly what a Mason jar filled with six Ping Pong balls, nestled in rice sitting on the shelf above my sink does.
After all, the house is cleaned, the ironing is caught up (for now), dinner for tomorrow night is already in the crockpot, why shouldn't I be relaxed?
Part of me would like to pretend that such things happen daily here UTRTR. That the house is always spotless, the clothes are pristine and hanging in the closet, the pantry is always full, the children who reside here are always angelic, and that the Momma of this home is always calm and serene. But that isn't reality.
There are LOTS of days where everything looks and feels like it has fallen apart at the seams. There is at least one night a week where the frozen pizza is pulled out of the freezer or Momma calls Daddy and says, "It's been a long day....would you mind stopping and picking up something?"
By no means am I bragging that everything will stay exactly the way it is right now. Of course, everyone except me is fast asleep, so why shouldn't everything be in its place?
But I'm learning more and more as I get older not to value a spotless home. I'm finding beauty and value in the mess. If there is a train set on the floor, an engineer has been busy constructing and designing all day long. If a miniature guitar and harmonica are laying about, a musician has entertained us with his songs- both what he has made up and what he listens to in the car. If we're all still in our pj's and the sink is full of dishes, there's a good chance that a baby needed to be loved and snuggled all day long.
Still, there has to be some order or chaos will abound. And there are days that chaos does abound, but I have found a way to curtail the chaos.
I have discovered that time is added to my day, as well as peace, joy, contentment, when I begin the day with Jesus. Just a little time with Him makes a big difference. It sets the tone for the whole day; reading the Bible and talking to Him before I do anything else puts me in a frame of mind that, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13).
Sometimes I forget this truth, and I have to be reminded. That's where the lesson of the ping pong balls in a jar of rice comes in.
A couple of years ago, a speaker came to a MOPS group I was part of. She asked us what we did everyday. So, we began to list everything we did- laundry, grocery shopping, errands, changing babies, cleaning, reading books to our little ones, the list went on and on. As we did, she filled up a Mason jar with rice; the rice represented the 'stuff' we had to do everyday. Then she took six ping pong balls and tried to shove them in after all of the stuff. The ping pong balls represented God. The ping pong balls wouldn't fit this way. When we do all the other stuff first, there's no room for God and the stuff. But, when she dumped the rice out, and put the ping pong balls in first-which represented our time quiet time with God- all that other stuff fit- the rice filled all the crevices around the ping pong balls and everything fit.
That's the secret! Matthew 6:33 says, 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you....' Putting God first, then everything else falls into place!
I'm not enjoying the accomplishments of the past two days' housework being finished because I'm great at time management or because I'm a momma who has it all together. I am enjoying this sense of accomplishment because I invited Jesus to join me at the beginning of the day. Reading God's Word, spending time with the Creator of heaven and earth, asking for His help to be the momma and wife He has called me to be, and listening as He speaks to me through His Word- those are the things that have made yesterday and today so fulfilling. He stretched my time in ways I never imagined, and He made a way to accomplish my laundry list of items in record time-house cleaned, laundry finished, dinner on the table, children clean and fed, homeschool lessons completed.
That was not me. It was all Him.
And, because I am a flawed, forgetful human, daily I need to be reminded of Matthew 6:33, and that's exactly what a Mason jar filled with six Ping Pong balls, nestled in rice sitting on the shelf above my sink does.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Who am I? What am I doing here?
I ask myself these questions a lot. Some days I forget my own name. Countless times a day I forget what I am doing, wanted to do, or am supposed to be doing. I forget what I came into the room for. I wonder why I am staring into the fridge. I lose track of what I was thinking. It happens multiple times a day.
But there are times I ask myself these questions as a sort of evaluation. Two words can sum up why I ask myself these questions when I ask them intentionally to check my motives.
Identity. Purpose.
I've been contemplating these words a lot lately. Who am I? What am I here for? Everyone questions who they are and what their purpose in life is. I think I re-evaluate who I am and what I'm supposed to be doing every few months. I think it keeps me remember that it's not about me! And if I've lost sight of the fact that it's not about me, then it humbles me and reminds me to get back where I need to be.
My identity is not defined (at least not solely) by the social security administration or what name is listed on my driver's license. It's not my occupation, which, sadly, in this society is not valued as it should be. It's not the amount of cash in my pocket. Or who I was born to. It's not who I married, although I did marry an amazing man!
My identity is in Christ alone. I am who He says I am. And what He says I am is His. First and foremost, that is what I am....His child, His daughter, His prized possession. He gave His life for me. Everything He gave up for me. So, when I temporarily misplace my identity, I go back to the cross. That is where I rediscover not who I am, but Whose I am.
And there, where I rediscover my identity, I also rediscover my purpose. It's to love, honor, serve, and bring Him glory. My job is to be a blessing to Him and to others. My roles in life are wife, momma, daughter, sister, friend, and countless other titles; those are the details. Don't get me wrong. I love those titles. I love hearing my husband introduce me as his wife, my child call me 'Momma', my Pop call me 'his girl', and my sister call me, Sis. I love being all those things to those wonderful people, but if my identity and purpose reside solely in what the world sees me as, then I have lost sight of my mission in life and I forget that it's not about me.
It's about Him.
And it's Him calling me His own that reaffirms time and again who I am, giving me identity and purpose. And when I see myself in this light and forget about me and focus on Him, then I have I have no questions, no fears, no worries, no doubts. It's all about the focus. It's not, Who am I? but Whose am I? It's not, What am I doing? but Who am I doing this for?
But there are times I ask myself these questions as a sort of evaluation. Two words can sum up why I ask myself these questions when I ask them intentionally to check my motives.
Identity. Purpose.
I've been contemplating these words a lot lately. Who am I? What am I here for? Everyone questions who they are and what their purpose in life is. I think I re-evaluate who I am and what I'm supposed to be doing every few months. I think it keeps me remember that it's not about me! And if I've lost sight of the fact that it's not about me, then it humbles me and reminds me to get back where I need to be.
My identity is not defined (at least not solely) by the social security administration or what name is listed on my driver's license. It's not my occupation, which, sadly, in this society is not valued as it should be. It's not the amount of cash in my pocket. Or who I was born to. It's not who I married, although I did marry an amazing man!
My identity is in Christ alone. I am who He says I am. And what He says I am is His. First and foremost, that is what I am....His child, His daughter, His prized possession. He gave His life for me. Everything He gave up for me. So, when I temporarily misplace my identity, I go back to the cross. That is where I rediscover not who I am, but Whose I am.
And there, where I rediscover my identity, I also rediscover my purpose. It's to love, honor, serve, and bring Him glory. My job is to be a blessing to Him and to others. My roles in life are wife, momma, daughter, sister, friend, and countless other titles; those are the details. Don't get me wrong. I love those titles. I love hearing my husband introduce me as his wife, my child call me 'Momma', my Pop call me 'his girl', and my sister call me, Sis. I love being all those things to those wonderful people, but if my identity and purpose reside solely in what the world sees me as, then I have lost sight of my mission in life and I forget that it's not about me.
It's about Him.
And it's Him calling me His own that reaffirms time and again who I am, giving me identity and purpose. And when I see myself in this light and forget about me and focus on Him, then I have I have no questions, no fears, no worries, no doubts. It's all about the focus. It's not, Who am I? but Whose am I? It's not, What am I doing? but Who am I doing this for?
Saturday, October 30, 2010
How Did I Get Here?
"Trick or treat!"
Three simple, little words that rocked my world today. And I wondered, How did I get here?
My little one held out a plastic, grinning pumpkin and chirped the words excitedly, waiting to see what goodies the stranger would drop into the orange bucket. And as I looked at my child in wonder, I thought, How did I get here? When did I get old enough to have kids? Had I really been a mom long enough to have a child old enough to trick or treat?
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of my own mom. She stood watching us from afar as we collected goodies. And I thought, If I'm wondering how I got here, I bet she's thinking the same thing- 'How could it be possible for my baby to have a baby?'
Could it be possible that 20 years had passed since I'd done this same tradition with my cousins? There I stood- the parent- watching as my child had a plastic pumpkin filled by strangers, reminding 'Be sure to say thank you,' and 'Only ring the doorbell once.'
It made me a little sad. The years have passed so quickly, and I know my mom misses the days when my sister and I wished the hours away until we could put on our costumes, grab a pillowcase, and walk for hours collecting treats from the neighbors. I miss those times, too. Life was easy and sweet.
Now that I have children of my own, we're making memories with them. Watching as they wish away the hours until the costume can be slipped on, the pumpkin can be filled, and the candy shared with cousins. The time between trick or treating child and trick or treating with my child has passed quickly.
And while I contemplate how quickly the years slipped by, my question is not, How did I get here? Rather it is, How could I end up anywhere else but here?
Three simple, little words that rocked my world today. And I wondered, How did I get here?
My little one held out a plastic, grinning pumpkin and chirped the words excitedly, waiting to see what goodies the stranger would drop into the orange bucket. And as I looked at my child in wonder, I thought, How did I get here? When did I get old enough to have kids? Had I really been a mom long enough to have a child old enough to trick or treat?
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of my own mom. She stood watching us from afar as we collected goodies. And I thought, If I'm wondering how I got here, I bet she's thinking the same thing- 'How could it be possible for my baby to have a baby?'
Could it be possible that 20 years had passed since I'd done this same tradition with my cousins? There I stood- the parent- watching as my child had a plastic pumpkin filled by strangers, reminding 'Be sure to say thank you,' and 'Only ring the doorbell once.'
It made me a little sad. The years have passed so quickly, and I know my mom misses the days when my sister and I wished the hours away until we could put on our costumes, grab a pillowcase, and walk for hours collecting treats from the neighbors. I miss those times, too. Life was easy and sweet.
Now that I have children of my own, we're making memories with them. Watching as they wish away the hours until the costume can be slipped on, the pumpkin can be filled, and the candy shared with cousins. The time between trick or treating child and trick or treating with my child has passed quickly.
And while I contemplate how quickly the years slipped by, my question is not, How did I get here? Rather it is, How could I end up anywhere else but here?
Monday, October 25, 2010
First Blog (aka- Stumped!)
October 25, 2010
My first blog. I've thought of so many things that I would write about if I had a blog. Now that I sit here, the ideas that I had elude me. As I ponder what my first post will be, one thing comes to mind- I hope to encourage others.
Life here is not perfect. Nor is it idyllic. Those of us who live UTRTR are flawed and surely if you follow my blogging journey, you'll see my flaws and shortcomings clearly. However, when you finish reading, I hope that you will go away feeling encouraged and, perhaps, inspired to find your own beautiful moments in life and share them with others.
So, I close for tonight, contemplating my next post. There is so much to share- God is good and Jesus is the center of this home. I can hardly wait to share this journey, not only with those UTRTR, but also with anyone who chooses to read and follow our journey as we strive to be more like Jesus.
October 25, 2010
My first blog. I've thought of so many things that I would write about if I had a blog. Now that I sit here, the ideas that I had elude me. As I ponder what my first post will be, one thing comes to mind- I hope to encourage others.
Life here is not perfect. Nor is it idyllic. Those of us who live UTRTR are flawed and surely if you follow my blogging journey, you'll see my flaws and shortcomings clearly. However, when you finish reading, I hope that you will go away feeling encouraged and, perhaps, inspired to find your own beautiful moments in life and share them with others.
So, I close for tonight, contemplating my next post. There is so much to share- God is good and Jesus is the center of this home. I can hardly wait to share this journey, not only with those UTRTR, but also with anyone who chooses to read and follow our journey as we strive to be more like Jesus.
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