New Logo
My good friend Brooke designed this beautiful logo for me.
What do you think?
She’s fantastic at graphic design, among other things.
Thank you Brooke!
Depending on God
Do you ever worry about things that are beyond your control? Keep reading.
Matthew Chapter 6
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat {or drink}, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more important than they?
27 Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life?
28 Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin.
29 But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.
30 If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
31 So do not worry and say ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’
32 All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
33 But seek first the kingdom (of God) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you.
34 Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.
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This is my favorite passage of the Bible for several reasons. I always come back to it, so I guess in some way God wants me to study it and learn it. Clearly, I am not finished learning.
Let’s talk about verse 34. Worry. Anxiety. Do you have it?
The Bible tells us this:
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW.
Do you think that’s a suggestion? I dont. I think it’s a pretty clear directive.
Do you allow “worry about tomorrow?” to steal today’s joy?
I do.
All. The. Time.
I make stuff up to worry about.
I pretend situations in my head and worry.
I worry about the future.
I worry about my family.
I worry about money.
I worry about my appearance.
It takes away my appetite,
and causes me to take medication,
and I’m wasting my time.
Worrying is not going to improve any situation. Instead, it does quite the opposite. Worrying about tomorrow takes away any chance you have to enjoy today.
Anxiety is a thief to joy.
Do you think that God created us and our lives to waste them worrying about things that are pretend? Is this God’s brilliant plan for your life:
She is going to be one of the great worry warts!
That’s ridiculous!
So why do we do it? Why do we worry?
You worry because you don’t depend on God. You think that you know what is best for your life. You selfishly believe that your basic, primal plans are better than the plans God has for you - even when deep in our heart of hearts we know that His plans are so much better than any we could ever think of.
He says “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jer 29:11)
If you can believe that, then what is the point of stressing about the What if, What if, What ifs?
Don’t.
What has been stressing you lately? Give it over to Him. Let Him handle it.
He can (and will) lighten your load, if you just let Him.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24
I’m Not Pregnant
I waited until no one was in the stockroom and tucked the plastic bag under my arm. I sprinted from my office to the bathroom. I would take the test and then life would go back to normal. It was after midnight, and I was alone. I read the directions. A few minutes later I watched as one pink line, then another showed up in that little box. My heart stopped beating – then quickly started pounding. Surely my vision is blurring? I grabbed the box again and re-read the directions. It was official. I was pregnant.
***Four years later***
I take the box and go to the bathroom. Before I can even get the test out my daughter comes into the room. “Mommy, what are you doing?!” she asks me. How do you explain this to a three year old?
Umm, I’m testing my pee pee.
For what?
Just Because
I wanna test my pee pee, too.
Nooooo.
She watches me. She knows that something is going on, but she doesn’t know what it is. We both stare at the box, waiting. One line. I’m surprised at the sadness that quickly sweeps over me, and the truth that it reveals.
I’ve always wondered – how do you know when you’re ready?
And now I know.
It’s Birthday Party Season
As soon as the weather hits 70, our weekends start filling up with birthday parties.
We’ve been to four in the last two weeks.
{Happy Birthday Austin & Connor, Madison, Logan, and Charlotte!}
Lilly could not be more excited.
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Sleepover!
Snig had her very first sleepover this weekend, with her BFF Char.
{They told me that they were Best Friends Forever!}
There was a lot of this:
& Barbies – lots of Barbies.
The girls had a St. Patricks Day snack of green jello, green apples, green grapes.
Then we went out for hot dogs and ice cream. Char wanted chocolate ice cream and Snig wanted ‘Banila’. Then they dug holes in their ice cream.
Snig was having so much fun. I said “Lilly is so happy to have someone to play with! She gets lonely. Do you ever get lonely Char?” And she said, “Like every single time.” Haha! {Both of these little chicas are only children.}
The next morning they played with their dolls until Char’s Dad picked her up.
I was a little nervous, but they were sweet little angels!
