Life Update - A change in seasons

Hi friends!

I know it has been a long time since I have written. I'll admit that I got pretty lost in he season that I was in. Having two strong-willed toddler boys at home was all consuming.

However, our season has changed. E is now in K4 and he is thriving. G and I are home and I can admit that it is so much easier having one instead of two. G also happens to be the easier of the two in some aspects. I honestly think that it is just easier having one. 

Less fighting and bickering. Less cups to fill and mouths to feed. Less bodies to keep track of. It is just easier.

I have moved into a season where I am getting to pour back into me through bible studies. 

Oh there have been many days since becoming a mom that I have sincerely missed the days when I was able to read and study the bible for hours on end...every single day!

I am so thankful to once again be in a season where I spend hours studying the bible. I have not had this luxury since Bible College!

I am attending a women's bible study with our church on Thursday nights where we are studying through the Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer! This study is SO GOOD! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!

I am also doing a short devotion with my husband everyday and it is so good to discuss the bible together and our thoughts on the devotions.

G and I also attend a community bible study on Friday mornings where he gets to learn the same thing that I am learning in his class. We are studying Acts and letters of the apostles. I am loving the community of this group so much and the study is great too. 

I am indeed very thankful for this season! I am thankful that my children are thriving and I also am thriving. I will enjoy this wonderful season as long as it lasts. I appreciate it so much after coming out of a tougher season with both boys at home.

We have had a wonderful summer though I admit that I am sooo over the heat!  It is officially fall but it certainly does not feel like fall here in the deep south!

Father, thank you for the changing of seasons both in the weather and in our lives. I am so thankful that you are constantly leading us and guiding us as the days change and we enter new seasons through out our lives. What a joy it is to have and Heavenly Father to walk with me in this life. I am so very thankful that you saved me from the darkness and through your son Jesus, you brought me into the light! Thank you for this season of being able to pour into your Word and grow. Help me to cherish every single moment! In Jesus' name. Amen.

Letting Go

I am letting go of the things the enemy of my soul wants me to carry into this new year.

I am letting go of the lies he has told me.
“You are not good enough.”
“You are not worthy of love.”
“You cannot do that, you’re not equipped.”
“You are not a good mom.”
“You are damaging your children.”
“You are not a good friend, wife, daughter, sister & leader.”
“You mess up too much.”
"They are never going to love you."

I am letting go of the hurts and offenses.

I am letting go of my mistakes and the guilt that I allow to plague me.

I am letting go of the negative thoughts and the whining & complaining speech.

I am letting go of the list of things that did not get done.

I am letting go.

I am pressing on.

12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12-14

Yes I am pressing on.

I am choosing to LEARN everything I can from each of the mistakes that I made but I WILL PRESS ON!

Father, Teach me. Help me to see and learn. Help me to let go of all of the things that the enemy would use to hold me back. I trust YOU. I FOLLOW you. I BELIEVE that you can and will still use me in all of my imperfections and weaknesses. Thank you for not requiring perfection. Thank you for still using me. I cannot wait to see all that YOU have in store for 2019. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.