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A funny thing happened on New Year’s Eve. I’m usually not one to be given over to jealousy as I do the social media scroll. But the flood of “look at what God has done with my business in the last ten years” posts started to get to me. Hard and fast. In that sucker-punch...
I stitched Jonathan’s name on his stocking last night and carefully tucked it up right there next to his brother’s when it was finished. And I glanced back to look at them all lined up like that and the tears welled up instantly. I know I’ve already said it, but I think the hardest part...
I had the honor of guest-writing this week for The Monday Club – Hannah Brencher’s weekly email that helps people across the world start their week with excitement and purpose. When she first reached out about collaborating, she shared her vision for spending the month of December talking about the “unseen seasons” we all face...
We’re four days into Advent already and, incidentally, I’m in my fourth year of re-reading the dug-out treasures of that Luke 1 starting point that eventually became 25 Days of Advent: A Daily Re-Telling of the Greatest Story of all time. This morning, I crept downstairs while it was still dark, the lingering snow from...
Old news, but I’m an avid prayer journaler. I’ve used the same brand of pen for almost ten years and used to opt for a brand new style of journal with each one that filled up. But I think I’ve found my favorite and, the older I get, the more I like things to stay...
A funny thing happened on New Year’s Eve. I’m usually not one to be given over to jealousy as I do the social media scroll. But the flood of “look at what God has done with my business in the last ten years” posts started to get to me. Hard and fast. In that sucker-punch...
I stitched Jonathan’s name on his stocking last night and carefully tucked it up right there next to his brother’s when it was finished. And I glanced back to look at them all lined up like that and the tears welled up instantly. I know I’ve already said it, but I think the hardest part...
I had the honor of guest-writing this week for The Monday Club – Hannah Brencher’s weekly email that helps people across the world start their week with excitement and purpose. When she first reached out about collaborating, she shared her vision for spending the month of December talking about the “unseen seasons” we all face...
We’re four days into Advent already and, incidentally, I’m in my fourth year of re-reading the dug-out treasures of that Luke 1 starting point that eventually became 25 Days of Advent: A Daily Re-Telling of the Greatest Story of all time. This morning, I crept downstairs while it was still dark, the lingering snow from...
Old news, but I’m an avid prayer journaler. I’ve used the same brand of pen for almost ten years and used to opt for a brand new style of journal with each one that filled up. But I think I’ve found my favorite and, the older I get, the more I like things to stay...
All I could think while reading this post is..”to everything there is a season, a time for everything under the sun” …and God always says no for a better yes! I agree wholeheartedly with your friends comments about motherhood…there is no greater thing in my life I would ever wish to do besides the 33 years I’ve spent mothering…NO REGRETS! I have moments I wish I had been better at mothering..but I DO NOT regret 1 single second I spent being a full time mother! You are precious, all you sweet mothers…and God is not done with you when you leave anything to be a mom…as a matter of fact, I believe that’s just when He gets started!!
I love this. Thank you so much for your words. ❤️
I love this SO much! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Because we feel it too. The comparison trap is out there on social media and it is very, very tough. When people try so hard to paint a perfect, “I have it all” image online, it honestly makes me feel very nervous. And I also think to myself, “That would be absolutely exhausting and stressful to keep up.” I worry about my kids in this “more, more, more” society where it feels like we should always be striving for bigger and better things or accomplishments. I would rather appreciate the small things that make me happy and I don’t want to take part in the competition. My family lives in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. Yet we live in one of the smallest homes and we haven’t been to Disney yet (while it seems everyone else goes yearly). We have two boys (one is our rainbow baby) and constantly are told that we “need” to have a girl. I suddenly realized that it’s “never” enough for the outside world. But what matters is what I see in my family and home. I often think to myself, “What would really count if no one really had a look into my life except for the people in it?”
Yes girl. Ever word. Love you! Xoxo
Thank you for the vulnerability of this post Jane. You are such a blessing and have again blessed me by sharing the real situation and thoughts you were experiencing. Reading this has caused me to now think back to what i was asking the Lord for at the beginning of the decade… i guess it is time to go dig up my journals and look. Blessings for the new year and decade… so excited for all your miracle babes… such a testimony to God’s faithfulness!!!!!