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Be Losing Something
I have much to ponder after this weekend.
Prayer Retreat.
Visit with mom and dad.
Sexy Neck’s colleagues at our new house for a gingerbread party.
JC losing a tooth.
My life continues to be a little bit of a lot.
The most exciting news is that our oldest lost his first tooth.
The tooth was twisting and shaking for a few days, but on Sunday it decided to come out, “Pop”!
The reason for the title of the post was my reflection post tooth losing.
My son was elated. He didn’t need that tooth anymore. He knew that there was a bigger and better one coming. He was filled with joy. Pure joy and anticipation of the new tooth to come.
How often do I want to hold onto that old tooth or that old hurt or that old voice in my head that condemns? It seems that many women I know carry burdens, unforgiveness, negative self-talk to the detriment of ourselves.
This Christmas, I will let go of my judgement about the way I look, the thoughts I have that condemn my words and the feeling of never being enough. (Haha! The irony of this blog!)
I know that God wants me to let go of these baby teeth, enjoy the gap and wait to see what bigger and better things will come.
How about you? Is there anything you could let go of this Christmas season on this tenth day of Advent?
Glory to God for simple things, like teeth, that give me such great things to ponder in grace and freedom and love.
Let go.
Enjoy the gap.
Wait.
Journey.
The big tooth will come.
Be Seeing God’s Hand.
In the depth of despair, the busyness of my mind and body I carried throughout my previous days have been stripped away.
The fog that covered my eyes has been lifted, I guess anguish will do that for you.
Gently, I see God tapping me and the people around me on their shoulders, asking, “Do you see me at work?” Interesting on the first day of school, I saw a women carrying this book that I was given while my mom was in the hospital.
Also on the first day of school, I walked into the schoolyard with our realtor who helped us buy our house as well I saw an old childhood friend, Marie.
Lovingly, I see angels surrounding my parents with love and security, protection from illness and familiar faces.
Amazingly, I sense God’s healing presence in my relationship with many people. Showing me what stuff I need to deal with in my own life and the other stuff that isn’t mine. Oh I have stuff! I need to stay out of other people’s business with God. Get out of the way so that God can do His work.
Gratefully, Jesus loves us all without comparison. We all fall short when compared to God’s glory but Jesus came to be a bridge for us all to know God’s love, forgiveness and grace.
In the depth of sadness, I see God’s hand in action touching me and those around me.
Thank you God for helping walk through my anguish.
Be Choosing
Life is about choices. Every day choices.
Yes, we are not apathetic humans chosen by God to be puppets.
We don’t need to continue in a job that kills our Spirit. We don’t need a new house, car, boat… We don’t need to choose to fill our schedules with stuff. We don’t need to zip here and there not even recognizing the people God has put around us.
Every day we have a choice.
Today:
I choose to look for God in my anguish.
I choose my husband.
I choose to love my children.
I choose the peeps I want to hangout with.
I choose nature.
I choose to love where I am. Right now.
I choose delicious, healthy food.
I choose to move my body, not because I have to, but because I can.
I choose to celebrate all the special moments with gift of my thoughts, time and joy.
I choose to say what I feel and what I want.
I choose simplicity.
I choose forgiveness of those I feel have wronged me.
I choose to live life every day.
I choose hard work. Yup, some days this SAHM stuff ain’t for the faint of heart.
I choose love. Love for my amazing God, my family, my friends, my ‘neighbours’ and for myself.
What will you choose today?
"Be" ENOUGH 