So I'm thinking I need to change the look of the blog. God's been working with me on "new beginnings." A recent post by Ann Voskamp, over at www.aholyexperience.com, spoke VOLUMES to my heart and soul. It's amazing how when I set aside the busies and dust out the cobwebs, I'm able to hear God's still small voice. Huh. Who woulda thunk? He only says it loud and clear in His Word REPEATEDLY.
Anyway...
I'm learning that it's so incredibly, maddeningly (made up word? not sure.) easy to fill your life with STUFF. Seemingly important stuff. Cleaning, laundry, dishes, playing with the babe, spending time with the hubby, errands, cooking, picking up, etc. etc. etc...Just the day to day regular ole stuff. Notice I didn't add activities, friends, church, etc. I'm just talking the day to days of running a household. There's nothing wrong with the stuff. It's all good in fact. I believe that as a wife, I am called by God to make my home a haven for my husband and children. I believe that as a mother, I am called by God to nurture and train up my daughter in the way she should go...this means spending time with her, being intentional with her.
Over the last 16 months (EK just celebrated her 16 month birthday. Coincidence?) I've gone through a bit of an identity crisis. God has shown me so much and revealed so much to me about who He is calling me to be in this season of life.
Servant of Christ. Wife. Mommy.
The three most important roles, I believe. How do they each look individually for me, specifically? How do they look displayed in my life when the three are balanced perfectly?
As I've prayed over this and poured over scripture, I'm beginning to feel like I'm finally reaching the surface of who I am to be.
As I end this post, know that I am excited to share more of this journey. I'll end with where I began. Voskamp, in her post, talks of organization and getting the day to day things done...how do you do it all? How do you do it all well? I was so excited to read this post because the title went right up my alley with all of the above! I quickly began to read and well, you'll just have to go read it for yourself.
Every beginning starts with Him. Not some new cleaning system. Not a new organizational chart. Just Him. More of Him. Because when I begin with Him, all is set right. When I begin with Him, all becomes organized. When I begin with Him, all is balanced. Servant of Christ. Wife. Mommy.
-Megan
Friday, January 17, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Pajama Saturday
So I haven't posted in so long that I actually forgot my login password. Oops. I'm not really even sure why I'm posting...or what I'm going to write about for that matter. I am only sure about the facts that EK and I are still in our pajamas at 2:06 pm, my house is a wreck, and we are scheduled to have visitors arrive sometime this evening.
I haven't forgotten about this here blog; I just haven't known what direction to take with said blog. Life has been SO busy and quite honestly blogging is on the bottom of that list...or maybe not even on the list most of the time. However, I keep remembering some of the things many of you have said about previous posts so I haven't really wanted to bag the whole thing. Truthfully I want to write about EK 24/7 but I just don't feel comfortable posting all that on the world wide web, so... what else is there to talk about I'd like to know?!
So...I suppose this is my attempt at bringing life back to this little space of world wide web. If it doesn't go well...hm...then I don't know. I seem to have lost all thoughts there as I got sucked into a rendition of "BINGO" on EK's baby channel. She is completely mesmerized as well.
Anywho....
No news on the adoption front. We have not started the process again yet. We have felt that we are going to switch routes a bit but there are some hold ups there so at the moment we are waiting.
*Sidenote* It is extremely difficult to write much of anything on here that makes sense when you have a fifteen month old running around with little supervision. She is currently emptying the end table drawer. So much for having that thing organized. And by organized I mean I know that's where to look for odds and ends junk.
Now she is by my side trying to shove a USB device into the laptop. She is also wearing a bobby pin she placed in her hair herself after digging it up from the depths of the end table drawer, as well as a beautiful necklace that is actually a second USB attached to a lanyard.
Now she is back at the drawer emptying a pack of cards. My mother would not be impressed with all I am letting her get away with at the moment.
That being said, I guess it's time to sign off and go clean up what was once clean just a few minutes ago before starting this post. I have lots of ideas for blog posts swirling around in my head...I just need to decide what I want to start with. I'll be back soon!
Megan
I haven't forgotten about this here blog; I just haven't known what direction to take with said blog. Life has been SO busy and quite honestly blogging is on the bottom of that list...or maybe not even on the list most of the time. However, I keep remembering some of the things many of you have said about previous posts so I haven't really wanted to bag the whole thing. Truthfully I want to write about EK 24/7 but I just don't feel comfortable posting all that on the world wide web, so... what else is there to talk about I'd like to know?!
So...I suppose this is my attempt at bringing life back to this little space of world wide web. If it doesn't go well...hm...then I don't know. I seem to have lost all thoughts there as I got sucked into a rendition of "BINGO" on EK's baby channel. She is completely mesmerized as well.
Anywho....
No news on the adoption front. We have not started the process again yet. We have felt that we are going to switch routes a bit but there are some hold ups there so at the moment we are waiting.
*Sidenote* It is extremely difficult to write much of anything on here that makes sense when you have a fifteen month old running around with little supervision. She is currently emptying the end table drawer. So much for having that thing organized. And by organized I mean I know that's where to look for odds and ends junk.
Now she is by my side trying to shove a USB device into the laptop. She is also wearing a bobby pin she placed in her hair herself after digging it up from the depths of the end table drawer, as well as a beautiful necklace that is actually a second USB attached to a lanyard.
Now she is back at the drawer emptying a pack of cards. My mother would not be impressed with all I am letting her get away with at the moment.
That being said, I guess it's time to sign off and go clean up what was once clean just a few minutes ago before starting this post. I have lots of ideas for blog posts swirling around in my head...I just need to decide what I want to start with. I'll be back soon!
Megan
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