…..and you embrace it. But sometimes SOMETHING has to give. For me over the last two months, I have had to set aside my blogging in order to do things well! To be a good wife, a good mom, and a good ministry leader, and most importantly a good Princess…I am a child of the King after all..
So this is my return. I am refreshed and renewed. I have soaked in God’s word (as I continue to do so). My house is clean…(mostly) and my kids are all snug in beds….ok so I am sitting outside of a bedroom as I type this struggling with a special needs kiddo who thinks sleeping is old fashioned!
These last two months of veritable silence here in my little home sweet home has not just been full of busyness (and it has) but it has been a time of peace, renewal, a time of wrestling with God(more on that in a bit) and a time of new insight, not just into my heart but into the lives of my hubby and children.
Does this all mean that my life is any less crazy right now??? Not a chance! I will ALWAYS be busy! That is quite ok though. I would rather have a gazillion things on my plate than to be absorbed into a fake world that leaves me with countless hours of wasted time, money and brain cells.
So what just has happened over the Last two months
Well Hubby finished his M.A. In Linguistics
So for those keeping track
Associates in Wood Products engineering
Bachelors of Religious Education Pastoral/Languages Emphasis
Master of Divinity
Master of Theology
Master of Arts in Linguistics.
Words cannot express at just how proud of him I am. Not because he has 5 pieces of paper, but because of his diligence to what God has called him to do, always willing to better himself to help others! It makes every single second worth it!
Then there is the end of the school year activities
Along with picnics, awards ceremonies, 2 zoo trips,
A drive across the state for a retirement recognition for hubby’s parents
And THIS…..
We were so saddened to hear of the death of a dear mentor of hubby’s. This actually pushed back my original restart date by two weeks as my dear husband grieved the hardest I have ever seen him grieve. And even though he has done over 20 funerals in five years he was still touched very deeply by this loss! But we can rejoice that he is with God in Heaven learning even more of the ins and outs of Greek and God’s word than ever imaginable, he is still greatly missed!
And you might as well
Because I too have engaged in a wrestling match with God over the contents of a book I am working on. Thankfully no dislocated hip was endured, but a process of dealing with stuffed emotions for many years has culminated in a recurring theme. A friend (ok MORE THAN ONE FRIEND) has been repeating themselves, “share your story you’ve been given,” as they encourage me. Sometimes we don’t want to for whatever reason, but I have laid down my preferences, I have cried uncle and I will press forward. I don’t know how I am going to do this BUT, in all of it, I will trust God to hold my hand!
So in a VERY abbreviated nutshell this is what has consumed our life over the last few months!
It’s not been easy but the refiner’s fire gets rid of the impurities so we may shine all the brighter for the one who died such a radical death for me. So here I am ready to run this race again. Be watching for some changes and encouragement .
With much love,
