I could never have imagined( even if I could I didn't want to) how busy life is with 2 kids. From morning till night and then early morning again life is non stop. I sleep 2-4 hours a night and rarely sit down durning the day. I have learned new meaning to the phrase " multi tasking". I can cook, feed the baby, do the dishes and entertain Sam all the same time. I struggle with staying hydrated,nourished and sane. Many times throughout the day I repeat the Bible verse " the joy of The Lord is my strength". I can see daddy Bill with his big smile saying it. It keeps me in check and reminds me that every action is for God's glory. This is not a cop out phrase for me. I truly take God's promises to heart and seek to find joy in them. It really changes my mood. My day doesn't change. There are still tantrums, poop, vomit, dishes, dogs, sweat, peanut butter and more poop. But it gets my "wanter fixed" as my dad would say and helps to refocus my goals.
There is truly a difference in working for Gods glory. It's not a fealy good thing. In fact it's much harder to button my lip, not scream at my dogs and be understanding with my children. But as soon as I yell, I open the door to more angry impatient thoughts which later lead to action. In choosing to find my joy in The Lord I set my heart and mind up for success. My day may flop like the bread I forgot to put yeast in today(lol) but it still had a wonderful flavor inside. Like my happy heart, even though my house stinks, I have poop on my shirt and I haven't showed in 3 days. My heart has a "delicious flavor of joy" when I choose to look to God for strength.
Nehemiah 8 has a great example of this. Read Nehemiah 6-7 first to get the context for the passage then you will understand why the Israelites where charged to " make the joy of The Lord their strength". It's amazing to read these stories and watch them unfold in my life.
More summer posts and pictures to follow.
Here's some smiles for you
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