My poor blog. It's lonely, cold and dark in here. (Much like this weather.) No thoughts wanting to be overthought, no words penned (or typed), no cute pictures, no thoughtful videos on this or that.
I was going to do a New Year's post, but looked up my last year's New Year's post and I had all the same "resolutions." Some I owned, some I totally lost out on. (Hello 15 pounds...)
I wanted to do a Christmas slide show, but I just haven't had time.
I wanted to do a "It was a great 2009" slide show, but I haven't had time for that either.
I had some thoughts spinning around in my head, but I'm thinking on the go these days, trying to juggle all that I seem to have to do every day.
How in the world do we have the same 24 hours a day that Martin Luther, C.S. Lewis, Michelangelo, Divinci, and even modern day inspirations like Piper and, okay, fine, I won't say his name (but you know who I'm thinking about...) had? They got SO much done. I can't even get my kitchen floor mopped.
And I don't squander the day away. Even Facebook and Twitter are checked from my phone as I stir oatmeal or as I sneak into the bathroom by myself. (There's a visual image for you)
I don't know if there's anything I can do at this point to lengthen by day, although I am going to start getting up 30 minutes earlier *choke* and just trust God to help me get extra sleep when I am sleeping!
Maybe I need prayer. There's a novel idea, folks. I need to get done everything I want/need to in a day. I've honestly good pretty good until I get the kids to bed. Then I seem to collapse into a heap on exhaustion. I want to use that quiet time to do something productive. Meaningful. Intentional.
I'm so incredibly, indescribably thankful for all that God did in my life last year. I can't tell you how far He brought me, and how far He's promised to take me this year. I'm trying to live in faith, not afraid of what this year will bring. It's a struggle, but the study on Abraham that He brought me this week has just blown me away. I'm so thankful and humbled that He cares enough about every single detail of my life, down to tying together all my studies so that I know, without a doubt, that He's orchestrating everything in my life to bring about good for His glory. So amazing.
These are my verses for this year: Job 23:10-14
But He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and have not turned aside.
I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food.
But He is unchangeable and who can turn Him back? What He desires, that He does.
For He will complete what He appoints for me, and many such things are in His mind.
Make it so, Lord, PLEASE make it so...
I guess I did have a blog post in there after all! It was kinda like when you have water in your ear after swimming, and you jump up and down on one leg with your head to the side, hitting the opposite side of your head until the water comes out. I did that and this blog post poured out! And it was warm and a sweet release too! (just like that water finally coming out of your ear!) :P
I was going to do a New Year's post, but looked up my last year's New Year's post and I had all the same "resolutions." Some I owned, some I totally lost out on. (Hello 15 pounds...)
I wanted to do a Christmas slide show, but I just haven't had time.
I wanted to do a "It was a great 2009" slide show, but I haven't had time for that either.
I had some thoughts spinning around in my head, but I'm thinking on the go these days, trying to juggle all that I seem to have to do every day.
How in the world do we have the same 24 hours a day that Martin Luther, C.S. Lewis, Michelangelo, Divinci, and even modern day inspirations like Piper and, okay, fine, I won't say his name (but you know who I'm thinking about...) had? They got SO much done. I can't even get my kitchen floor mopped.
And I don't squander the day away. Even Facebook and Twitter are checked from my phone as I stir oatmeal or as I sneak into the bathroom by myself. (There's a visual image for you)
I don't know if there's anything I can do at this point to lengthen by day, although I am going to start getting up 30 minutes earlier *choke* and just trust God to help me get extra sleep when I am sleeping!
Maybe I need prayer. There's a novel idea, folks. I need to get done everything I want/need to in a day. I've honestly good pretty good until I get the kids to bed. Then I seem to collapse into a heap on exhaustion. I want to use that quiet time to do something productive. Meaningful. Intentional.
I'm so incredibly, indescribably thankful for all that God did in my life last year. I can't tell you how far He brought me, and how far He's promised to take me this year. I'm trying to live in faith, not afraid of what this year will bring. It's a struggle, but the study on Abraham that He brought me this week has just blown me away. I'm so thankful and humbled that He cares enough about every single detail of my life, down to tying together all my studies so that I know, without a doubt, that He's orchestrating everything in my life to bring about good for His glory. So amazing.
These are my verses for this year: Job 23:10-14
But He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and have not turned aside.
I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion of food.
But He is unchangeable and who can turn Him back? What He desires, that He does.
For He will complete what He appoints for me, and many such things are in His mind.
Make it so, Lord, PLEASE make it so...
I guess I did have a blog post in there after all! It was kinda like when you have water in your ear after swimming, and you jump up and down on one leg with your head to the side, hitting the opposite side of your head until the water comes out. I did that and this blog post poured out! And it was warm and a sweet release too! (just like that water finally coming out of your ear!) :P
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