Wow!

Summer is over, we are almost through the first six weeks of the new school year. The holidays are right around the corner.

It sounds cliche to say that I blinked and time passed, but as a dear friend reminded me at Church of the Quote by Gretchen Rubin, "The days are long, but the years are short." it's SO true. Especially when you are celebrating your children's 20th and/or 23rd Birthday's... It seems like just yesterday they were babies in my arms.

With the busyness of summer and the beginning of a new school year, I have found that I have just dropped so many things. I stopped blogging, I stopped working on my book, I stopped reading (except for my morning Bible study), I stopped working out, stopped eating healthy. I sit here today feeling BLAH. 

I feel this way when my body and mind are not active. So here I am, climbing back up the activity ladder.  In one day, I am already feeling re-energized. I have my planner out and I'm penciling in time for ME. Time when I can read, write, workout, etc. I can take time for me and still fulfill my duties around the house. In fact, when I take time for me... MORE gets done. 

Our family is working toward another direction in life and all of it's unknowns. We trust the Lord and know that his plan is so much greater then our own is a little bit terrifying (If I'm being honest). It's not world changing, so please don't flood us with needing an explanation, we just have some dreams that we are waiting on His unveiling in our lives. 

Today I take in all the blessings I've been given. I revisit some blogs for inspiration, I go to my knees in prayer for wisdom and guidance. 


My current book is: Love Does, by Bob Goff. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little afraid. Afraid of the quotes I've seen from the book. Afraid of not knowing God's plan, afraid of saying YES and stepping out. Afraid of not over analyzing. Yes, fear is crippling and as I start today anew, I'm going to hold on to his words and have faith to TRUST HIM. 


“...we need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith.” 
― Bob Goff, Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World