Friday, October 5, 2018
Thursday, October 4, 2018
I want everything in my life to Glorify God.
Everything...
All the way down to my thoughts and desires.
I want, when I die, to be able to stand before Him knowing that I did the best I could...
I want to hear “well done” and I want to know... to KNOW.. that when I had to make the hard choices, I chose HIM.
Everything...
All the way down to my thoughts and desires.
I want, when I die, to be able to stand before Him knowing that I did the best I could...
I want to hear “well done” and I want to know... to KNOW.. that when I had to make the hard choices, I chose HIM.
Thursday Thoughts on... today
Y’all..... I’m struggling.
It is early Thursday morning and I am sitting here in absolute amazement at all the many little (and not so little) ways God has reminded me of His presence and of His love for me and those who love Him.
It is too much to process and put into words right now. There are so many things screaming for my attention this morning, I am finding it more difficult than usual to quiet my thoughts long enough to put them in print.
I can’t help but smile thinking about how the past few weeks have played out... and are still. The Tahoe is still in the shop. Brian is struggling with all the responsibilities of being “grown.” Iz still doesn’t want to go to school. Calvin is still stressed with “being a taxi cab.” The Bank’s Executive Retreat starts on the 11th and I have jury duty starting the 8th. My boss has been out of town for a week and comes back today and I still have first of the month reports to complete. I’m putting my art in a craft fair for the first time Saturday. It’s all... life. Crazy. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. Completely amazing.
And God is right in the middle of it all.
Telling me:
“Be obedient”
“Trust me”
“Be patient”
“I know what’s best”
And while I struggle to be obedient and my faith is weak and goodness knows my patience is thin, I DO believe that God is in control and He knows what’s best.
Thankfully He covers all my shortcomings with a never ending supply of Grace.
All this rambling is simply to say that today I am thankful.
I am thankful that God reminds me to “be obedient” and to trust His plan... even when I cannot see how things will work out.
More than that, I’m thankful that He still covers me with His Grace. I fail constantly and He loves me anyway. I fall for Satan’s schemes, and God picks me up, dusts me off, and sets me back in the right direction.
Things are crazy. My life is pretty unsettled. I can’t see what the outcome of several situations are gonna be and I am not sure how God is going to heal the ache in my soul for things that are not meant for me.
Still, in the midst of the chaos, I have peace and am unquestionably thankful for His grace.
Just my thoughts
K
It is early Thursday morning and I am sitting here in absolute amazement at all the many little (and not so little) ways God has reminded me of His presence and of His love for me and those who love Him.
It is too much to process and put into words right now. There are so many things screaming for my attention this morning, I am finding it more difficult than usual to quiet my thoughts long enough to put them in print.
I can’t help but smile thinking about how the past few weeks have played out... and are still. The Tahoe is still in the shop. Brian is struggling with all the responsibilities of being “grown.” Iz still doesn’t want to go to school. Calvin is still stressed with “being a taxi cab.” The Bank’s Executive Retreat starts on the 11th and I have jury duty starting the 8th. My boss has been out of town for a week and comes back today and I still have first of the month reports to complete. I’m putting my art in a craft fair for the first time Saturday. It’s all... life. Crazy. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. Completely amazing.
And God is right in the middle of it all.
Telling me:
“Be obedient”
“Trust me”
“Be patient”
“I know what’s best”
And while I struggle to be obedient and my faith is weak and goodness knows my patience is thin, I DO believe that God is in control and He knows what’s best.
Thankfully He covers all my shortcomings with a never ending supply of Grace.
All this rambling is simply to say that today I am thankful.
I am thankful that God reminds me to “be obedient” and to trust His plan... even when I cannot see how things will work out.
More than that, I’m thankful that He still covers me with His Grace. I fail constantly and He loves me anyway. I fall for Satan’s schemes, and God picks me up, dusts me off, and sets me back in the right direction.
Things are crazy. My life is pretty unsettled. I can’t see what the outcome of several situations are gonna be and I am not sure how God is going to heal the ache in my soul for things that are not meant for me.
Still, in the midst of the chaos, I have peace and am unquestionably thankful for His grace.
Just my thoughts
K
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Tuesday Tips and Tricks: Celebrating (not surviving) the Holiday Season- Christmas Cards
Okay, I KNOW that it is October 2. Yes, We are already talking about Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's self defense really. I have to make a plan... and a schedule or I will wake up the week of thanksgiving wondering where the year went.
Last week, we made a plan. I asked you to take a moment and think about what memories you want to make this year. What do you want your holidays to look like? How do you want them to be remembered?
I made my list and set it aside. When I went back to it, I realized that the things I WANTED to do during the months of October, November, December, and January and the time, energy, and funds I actually HAVE at my disposal during the next 4 months simply do not work out.
So I pared down my list of want to's. I may do this again before it's over. We will see.
This week, I am looking over the things that are time consuming, but not time sensitive. These are things I can do now and set aside to be put to use later.
First on the list...
Christmas cards. I have completely gotten away from sending cards for a couple of reasons, the main one being POOR PLANNING on my part! Of course, I justify my lack of discipline with Social media... I mean, thanks to social media, all my people know what we've been up to all year, right? If there was ever any question, they could just stop by here and take advantage of my word vomit, right? LOL
So seriously, this week.... Christmas cards. Who needs to know you love them?
Get your address list together. That's your goal for this week. Who do you want to send Christmas wishes to? WHAT do you want your Christmas cards to say?
Make your list! Check it twice!
Big hugs!
K
Last week, we made a plan. I asked you to take a moment and think about what memories you want to make this year. What do you want your holidays to look like? How do you want them to be remembered?
I made my list and set it aside. When I went back to it, I realized that the things I WANTED to do during the months of October, November, December, and January and the time, energy, and funds I actually HAVE at my disposal during the next 4 months simply do not work out.
So I pared down my list of want to's. I may do this again before it's over. We will see.
This week, I am looking over the things that are time consuming, but not time sensitive. These are things I can do now and set aside to be put to use later.
First on the list...
Christmas cards. I have completely gotten away from sending cards for a couple of reasons, the main one being POOR PLANNING on my part! Of course, I justify my lack of discipline with Social media... I mean, thanks to social media, all my people know what we've been up to all year, right? If there was ever any question, they could just stop by here and take advantage of my word vomit, right? LOL
So seriously, this week.... Christmas cards. Who needs to know you love them?
Get your address list together. That's your goal for this week. Who do you want to send Christmas wishes to? WHAT do you want your Christmas cards to say?
Make your list! Check it twice!
Big hugs!
K
Monday, October 1, 2018
Monday Motivation
I try to stay ahead on posting to ITB... ESPECIALLY things like Monday Motivation. I got a little behind and was upset this morning when I realized that I hadn't scheduled something for today.
Turns out I needed this reminder today.
Have a great week!
K
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