31 days More Like My Father

I’m joining The Nester and a lot off others in the 31 Day Writing Challenge. We pick a topic and write a post on that every day in October!

My topic:

Living is learning and living is growing. Being a child of God is that, as well. I’m glad I keep on changing and learning and growing, because I do not want to stay where I am at.

I used to think I had to do it the same way as others. If I looked up to a specific someone, I felt like I was not a good Christian if I did not do it that way.

But I’ve found that since everybody is unique, everybody’s story is unique. During this 31 day series (joining up with thenester.com for the 31 day writing challenge. Check out the others here), I want to share my story. I want to share how I’m changing and growing as a child of God, and what it looks like in my life to be becoming more like Him. I’ve asked some friends to come visit here and share their stories as well! (They said yes!! 🙂 )

Will you come join us on this 31 […]

Tue Oct 1st, 2013 9:45 PM | Category: 31 days - more like my Father, Being mama, Family, God | Leave a comment

Theee perfect summer day

Picking in apples in a deserted orchard (isn’t the phrase ‘deserted orchard’ just ever so romantic?’)

Finding the strawbarries. They are still here!

Berries for little boys.

Eating apples

I think God let that orchard grow there just for us, for this night.

Okay so that might be a little self-centered.

Walking home to go to bed

Wearing the Australia clothes so we could also sentimentally think of Aunty Cel and the unmet Uncle Al.

Just like the chickens in the backyard make me feeel like a homesteader, this orchard makes me feel like a pionier on the frontier. You know, finding food out in the wild and all.

In the coming winter, I think this is the day I will look back to when I’m wearing two sweaters and three pairs of socks and wonder what the summer felt like.

This is my idea of a perfect summer day.

What’s yours? Did you get it this summer?

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Thu Aug 22nd, 2013 8:48 PM | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Being mama, Family, God | One comment

Learning to take grace in the middle of the mess

I am learning about taking grace in the middle.

When I’ve already messed up. I already yelled at my baby, I already slammed the door, and the kitchen floor is still quite dirty.

I feel like going on like this, and behave even worse. I might start behaving again tomorrow after the night has washed this day away and after I cleaned my kitchen floor and cooked my family a healthy dinner. Maybe torture my husband with a cookie that is sweetened with stevia.

Making a cookie with stevia for your husband who is pining for some Spicy Doritos totally redeems your rotten attitude from the day before, right?

But I’m learning to ask for grace and forgiveness before it gets worse.

To say sorry to a toddler who really doesn’t get it and pray together and start behaving like a child of God right away instead of following the very appealing desires of my flesh to slam the door REALLY HARD and look REALLY MAD and say some mean things in a poisonous tone of voice with sparks of fire flashing from my eyes, when my innocent husband comes down from the office to get a glass of […]

Fri May 10th, 2013 9:16 PM | Category: Being mama, Family, God | Leave a comment
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