Parenting
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Kingdom Work
Kingdom work is wiping noses and blowing kisses and whispering to my kids Jesus loves them as they fall fast asleep. Kingdom work is kindness to a stranger and encouragement for a co-worker. Kingdom work is sitting with a friend in the darkest of circumstances and offering nothing but my time and presence and silent prayers. Kingdom work is self-sacrificial and laying down my own ideals for whatever God is calling me to. Kingdom work is not irksome or proud or haughty but proclaims boldly with love that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Kingdom work is the smallest of the small and the little decisions that…
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Intentionality
So….I wrote this a minute ago, but alas. I didn’t actually post it, so better late than never, right? The kids were all up before 8:30 today and on time to school for the first day back from winter break. It’s a (late) Christmas miracle. That doesn’t sound super early, I know. But we have the benefit of later start times in our district and two girls who like to sleep in. Now, go knock on wood somewhere for me, k? It’s such a small thing, but it made my morning feel better somehow. Like we did something right. And we did. We were intentional about bed time last night…
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My truth about weariness
Every week or so (yes! it’s that often) I feel like I hit a wall. I have to take a step back, mentally check myself, go through all my to do lists and remind myself what’s really important and what’s not. Today I was having one of those days. I worked hard yesterday. I cooked a lot of food. And my kids were particularly, how do I say it? Off the chain. Sorry, there’s not another way to describe it without using potentially offensive language. So, I come home from school drop off and think about simply curling up in a ball on the couch. Then I decide no, I…
