I told myself in November I would blog more. I posted a couple of
entries, and now it's January 10th. So, Happy New Year!
I am participating in a new six week study with my ladies group at
church. It's part of the 'Unglued' series by Lysa
TerKeurst.
http://www.ungluedbook.com/
This could not have come at a better time. I have been growing
spiritually, at an awkward rate for over a year now. What I mean by
awkward growth, is growth that progresses with the initial steps being out of
my comfort zone. Three major things most recently taken on were the VBS
kitchen, a coffee group for moms with a play group and....drum-roll
please....becoming a Sunday-school preschool teacher. All things I look forward
to, now. I loved the VBS kitchen experience, and have all ready thrown my
hat in for next summer. I love my mommy/coffee/playgroup. I love my
little un-predictable 3 year olds.
So, what now? I’ve been going to Wednesday night church. It means my kids may be tired the next day,
and may be rushed through homework and dinner.
We don’t see hubby/dad because he is just waking up when we are eating
dinner and leaves before we return. That’s
fine. We gain much more than we
lose. We gain new lessons about Jesus,
scripture and friendship. I’ve been at home with kids for almost 7 years. Most of that time, I’ve been alienated from
community and friends. I didn’t realize
how much I missed sharing joy and burden with others. I had been so wrapped up
in me and mine, I forgot that there was an outside world, that I could be part
of. It wasn’t a purposeful decision. I
grew out of being lost. I quit my job to
stay at home. There’s a lot of weirdness
between moms that work and don’t work. (another post altogether)
I’ve also been receiving books to review that are fiction, devotional,
non-fiction, etc form Baker/Bethany House.
I listen to Family Life Radio more often. I have sermons on
podcast. I did advent devotions and
ornaments each day. I didn’t grow up in the church. I grew up to have faith. I am now diving in to live in a way that
follows Jesus.
Back to the ‘Unglued’ series. When I don’t
get enough sleep or over schedule myself I become unglued. I am not a patient
person by nature and explode at times. Times
I should have taken a breath or a break.
Times I should have hugged my child or relieved tension with a tickle. I
decided to blog about my journey, because this morning I screamed while
brushing my daughter’s hair. The morning
after committing to make changes, I explode. Here’s to my journey. At least I’m realizing my fault and trying to
better. Dear Lord, give strength and guidance
to our group as we try to be at peace using scripture and your path as example.
