Motherhood is hard.
Not that this is some kind of earth shattering news flash. But there is something I need you to pray for me if you will... and then we'll get to the blog post winners part 1 from this weekend's "Getting to Know You."
Do you ever have the kind of day where you know you have to make a decision so big that you just want to pull the covers over your head and will the sun to be delayed in rising?
That's pretty much where I am today.
In the grand scheme of things, this decision will only change life for one little person. The rest of the world will continue to zoom by with normalcy. But for this precious one, her normal is about to be redefined.
I trust God that this change will eventually be good, healthy, and full of new kinds of promises. But in the moment this change feels like a death of sorts.
And as her mother, I am grieving.
My mature mother self says, embrace this change and see it as one more way God is steering her down His perfect path. After all this change wasn't something you caused or conjured up. It found you. And it is forcing a change in direction. You've always prayed that God would make His direction clear for your children. How much more clear could He have been?
But then my immature mother self says, Grab her up and protect her from this change. Don't let go of the way you thought things would be for her. Just jump in and fix this.
Ever been there with one of your kids?
I would appreciate your prayers more than you can possibly know.
The reality is I can't stop the sun from rising. I can't fix this. I know God's plans for this child are the best even when they look so different from the way I would write the script for her life. So, today I will dry her tears. I will brush the hair from her eyes. I will ask her to trust me.
And I will place it all in the tender hands of Jesus.
Now, if you'll hold on a second while I grab a tissue, I have some announcements to make.
I have done some reading this weekend.
And I think it no mistake that I had all this reading to do in the midst of what we've been facing. You all, in one way or another, blessed me this weekend.
It was an absolute joy to get to visit with you.
My team and I have determined you all are seriously the smartest, wittiest, most spiritually sound, and fun blog community out there.
Thank you for trusting us with your writing.
I will be posting numbers over the next several days for those entries that work for the specific purposes we need at P31 right now. Today... here are the numbers that will be used for P31 radio shows in my upcoming recording.
177- Angie
166- Lisa
172- Sanja
207- Joy
222- Tina
If this is you... a big ol' congrats!
Please check back tomorrow as there are several more numbers that will be posted for Renee's recording. And then Wednesday we will post some numbers that will be used for some other P31 opportunities.
Oh and one more fun thing I must tell you about... my dear friend Sharon is hosting a very cool give away today. God used Sharon's obedience to send me some chips once in a very big way. You can read more and enter her contest by clicking here.
And thanks for your prayers today... I'll keep you posted.
Not that this is some kind of earth shattering news flash. But there is something I need you to pray for me if you will... and then we'll get to the blog post winners part 1 from this weekend's "Getting to Know You."
Do you ever have the kind of day where you know you have to make a decision so big that you just want to pull the covers over your head and will the sun to be delayed in rising?
That's pretty much where I am today.
In the grand scheme of things, this decision will only change life for one little person. The rest of the world will continue to zoom by with normalcy. But for this precious one, her normal is about to be redefined.
I trust God that this change will eventually be good, healthy, and full of new kinds of promises. But in the moment this change feels like a death of sorts.
And as her mother, I am grieving.
My mature mother self says, embrace this change and see it as one more way God is steering her down His perfect path. After all this change wasn't something you caused or conjured up. It found you. And it is forcing a change in direction. You've always prayed that God would make His direction clear for your children. How much more clear could He have been?
But then my immature mother self says, Grab her up and protect her from this change. Don't let go of the way you thought things would be for her. Just jump in and fix this.
Ever been there with one of your kids?
I would appreciate your prayers more than you can possibly know.
The reality is I can't stop the sun from rising. I can't fix this. I know God's plans for this child are the best even when they look so different from the way I would write the script for her life. So, today I will dry her tears. I will brush the hair from her eyes. I will ask her to trust me.
And I will place it all in the tender hands of Jesus.
Now, if you'll hold on a second while I grab a tissue, I have some announcements to make.
I have done some reading this weekend.
And I think it no mistake that I had all this reading to do in the midst of what we've been facing. You all, in one way or another, blessed me this weekend.
It was an absolute joy to get to visit with you.
My team and I have determined you all are seriously the smartest, wittiest, most spiritually sound, and fun blog community out there.
Thank you for trusting us with your writing.
I will be posting numbers over the next several days for those entries that work for the specific purposes we need at P31 right now. Today... here are the numbers that will be used for P31 radio shows in my upcoming recording.
177- Angie
166- Lisa
172- Sanja
207- Joy
222- Tina
If this is you... a big ol' congrats!
Please check back tomorrow as there are several more numbers that will be posted for Renee's recording. And then Wednesday we will post some numbers that will be used for some other P31 opportunities.
Oh and one more fun thing I must tell you about... my dear friend Sharon is hosting a very cool give away today. God used Sharon's obedience to send me some chips once in a very big way. You can read more and enter her contest by clicking here.
And thanks for your prayers today... I'll keep you posted.
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