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A Little Me Time 

22 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by encouragingem in Daily Truth, Encouraging, Faith, Hope, Self Reflection

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busy, coffee, guilt, relaxation, rest, self control

   
I’m sitting here in my car sipping on a pumpkin spice latte and not at all feeling one bit of guilt!! I’m a full time mom who homeschools two children while my other son is a freshman in high school and another in the Marines. The past 13 years have been surrounded with endless nights of football practice, homework, and laundry! 

I love my life. I love who I do life with but I need to take a minute and just do nothing! We, moms and dads, need a moment of absolute down time. Even if it’s just sitting in the car {alone} with a cup of coffee. Ya, it might sound silly but I’m at peace right now. There is so much noise in my head in a typical day to make me want to scream! I’m a doer and I enjoy people. I am also my own worst enemy too. Learning to have self control over my to do list and my urge to do things for people has allowed me to rest. The older I get the more I value just a minute of peace and quiet. I hope tonight you can find a minute of quiet time. Put the kids to bed, forget about the dishes {they’ll be there tomorrow} and go flop on the couch and relax. It’s ok! You earned it!! Make you important! Put yourself on your to do list! No one benefits if you lose your peace and go all cra cra on someone all because you ran yourself too hard! Been there and done that 😛 it wasn’t pretty!! Take my advice…a little r and r works wonders!! 

Good night my friends!! 

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Settle Down Girl! 

03 Thursday Sep 2015

Posted by encouragingem in Daily Truth, Encouraging, Faith, Hope, Self Reflection

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busy, Jesus, Mary and Martha, pray, quiet time, settle down

 

I was reading my devotional today {about 3 hours late} and I was so jumbled in my thoughts and was having a hard time concentrating. With so much going on I’ve fallen into this rush rush mode. Doing has become more important than being still and taking a moment to just sit with the Lord. So as I’m reading my devotion {of course the phone rings and the kids have a million questions} the verse for the day is referencing the story of Mary and Martha. If you don’t know who they are they were sisters whom Jesus was visiting. One sister, Mary, took time to sit with Jesus and just enjoy his company. The other sister, Martha, in a panic {me}, was so busy with preparations that she even tattled on Mary to Jesus {sisters lol}. Instead of Jesus telling Mary “Go help your sister” he told Martha {my version} “settle down girl Mary is just fine!” I would have been so irritated not to mention embarrassed that Jesus told me to calm the heck down {again my version}. Omg! I have been a Martha lately, so busy and distracted that I haven’t had a moment to just sit and enjoy the company of the Lord. Life is busy and demands a lot out of us. Kids, husbands, sports, church, jobs, the list goes on and on. These are not bad things yet, they can become a chain around our neck that weighs us down like a slave to their master. I am so guilty of simply not taking the time to be still and know God. Martha and I would have been great friends; however, I want to be great friends with Jesus too! Take time today to get alone and visit with the Lord. He’s great company!! 

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