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Well, the Lord called me to write about three years ago. And I have denied, turned away, avoided and stayed busy doing other. I've always enjoyed writing. Even if it was just letters to the editor! I majored in it in college. I never graduated--a preview of things to come! I am a great starter and then I wander on to something more important! Well, it doesn't get much easier than blogging does it? Unless it's just bird feather, berry juice and papyrus. (Except for that whole chewing the plants and pounding them into papyrus, I guess.)
Yesterday's sermon: Some things flourish in stillness and wither in busyness. Yesterday was our second or third week of practicing Shabbat--Sabbath as it is ordered by God. Spend some quiet time free from compulsion. It has had an impact on Dear Husband and me. And I must say, it is encouraging. Our pastor says if God needs a day of rest, who are we to think we do not. Should we not seek to be like Him in everything? So, I just rested, for quite awhile. I ignored the kitchen sink's siren call; I walked past the laundry reaching out for my ankles and I threw the ball for the dogs and read Traditional Home magazine. It was two years old, but hey, how fast does interior design change? Especially for people like us on the Goodwill/handmedown budget! :) It worked. The whole rest thing worked! I gotta email the pastor. After supper, I was ready to attack the laundry and not feel chained to it. Rest gave me cheer and peace, just like he said it would! He said we are refusing a gift from God. A gift of peace and rest. Quiet is where interior work is done in our lives.
You know, by suppertime, I wanted the kids to come cook something with me. DH had left for several days so dinner was simpler. We just made bacon and omelets. (Bacon being the prized ingredient.) Bacon is one of the cherished "unhealthies". We don't have it often, but I just can't give it up. After supper, we watched the end of a movie we had started the night before and then everyone to bed. Daylight Savings Time is new to us and I still have trouble getting everyone in bed by 10 p.m. I have almost as much trouble with my 12+ yr old as I do with my almost-3 yr old. Both have trouble shutting down. Both are busy, busy, busy. My 7 yr old shuts down like C3PO! It's a treat.
My parents are in Alaska for two weeks. My husband is gone for several days and my MIL has also left for several days. I'm not sure I've been this separated from my immediate family in years! So, I had to take the blog plunge! I'm trying to make several adjustments this week as my sled is streaking toward a new school year and some sweet dreams are coming true for me this fall. In order to change my outcomes, I've got to work on my "in go" habits. So up earlier, doin' differently.
I love quotations. "No matter where we finish among men, Christ already has a premanent hold on first place." Lou Giglio
"When I try to do something good, I am intensely aware of it. And I tend to be aware of other people who aren't putting forth the same effort. Then I tned to think they should: I start to compare my effort with their sloth. The result is pride, comparison, judgmentalism, and lack of love." John Ortberg
BTW, my title "Under the Grow Light" is a phrase I started using several years ago. I wonder if I am smart enough to be my girls' parent or more importantly, am I mature enough in Christ?? It is a daily goal for me. So, I feel like a little plant that God has pointed the grow lamp towards and commanded "Grow!" I gotta keep going. I don't want to fail them or Him. I want them to be able to get what they need from me and not have to seek out others.
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