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What am I Really Wishing Away

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Therefore see that you walk carefully [living life with honor, purpose, and courage; shunning those who tolerate and enable evil], not as the unwise, but as wise [sensible, intelligent, discerning people], making the most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16, AMP)

The Lord continues to convict me about wishing away any portion of my life. You see when we wish away the tough moments, we also wish away the good moments. It’s a package deal. When we wish for the next season of life, we lose out on enjoying this season.

As a mom, I think it can be tempting to wish away certain moments. Every time I find myself in that place, I need to remind myself what I’m really wishing away. If I wish away the sleepless nights I also wish away the nighttime cuddles. If I wish away the emotional melt downs of my toddler I also wish away his tender kisses, thoughtful words, and sweet hugs. If I wish away the mess I wish away the play time. If I wish away my day I miss out on the moments God designed for me to enjoy. If I wish away the poopy messes (and believe me there are plenty) I wish away tender moments of learning and growth of independence in my children.

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Adventures in Motherhood

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Then Joshua set up [a second monument of] twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan at the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark of the covenant were standing, and they are there to this day. (Joshua 4:9, AMP)

Lately, I’ve been feeling like I want to keep a better record of these sweet days that God has given me with my boys. I want to share some of my adventures in motherhood. I know that one day they will be grown and doing their own thing. I want to be able to look back and see that I thrived through motherhood. I don’t want to see a record of survival. I want to celebrate the crazy moments, embrace the not so pleasant moments, appreciate the growth process in myself and my boys, and more than anything set up places to remember God’s faithfulness through this season of life.

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Living with No Regrets

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Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)

Lately, I’ve been thinking what’s the key to living with no regrets. I would love for this year to be marked by triumphs and victories in Jesus. When I get to the end of 2016, the last thing I want to do is look back in any kind of regret. I want to look back and see that I lived the year to the best of my ability. I want to learn what it means to live without regrets.

I’m finding this means that I need to slow down and evaluate what’s really important. I can honestly say that I’ve never regretted slowing down to hug my 2 year old when he says, “hug mommy”. Those two words melt my heart every time. Even when it’s late at night and I would love my son to just fall asleep. His little mind looks for ways to prolong the bed time process. And the last few words of the night tend to be, “rock mommy and hug mommy”. This means I slow down to rock my son in the rocking chair and love him just a little more before he heads to bed. It means that even though I’m wiped out and looking forward to a little rest, I still stop to get one more hug. And at night when my baby cries just to be comforted, it means getting my weary butt out of bed to hold him and love on him.

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Making the Most of Every Opportunity

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Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.  (Ephesians 5:15-16)

Something that has been on my heart lately is to be more intentional with my time.  The days tend to pass pretty quickly and if I don’t make the most of the time I’m given then very little gets done or at least the wrong things get done.

I’m a visionary at heart.  I have a thousand things running through my mind.  There are so many things that I want to do.  And I often have to slow down to find out if they are “God Things” or “Sarah Things”.  To tell you the truth… there are a lot of “Sarah Things” that cloud my mind.  I’m pushing through those things and taking a step back.  I’m asking God to reveal how I can make the most of the time I’ve been given.

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My New Blessing

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For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. (Psalm 139:13-16)

On June 18th, God gave us one more blessing.  His name is Gabriel Luke.  He was born at 3:18pm.  He was 7 pounds and 20.5 inches.  Our family of three became a family of four.  We are so grateful to God for entrusting us with Gabriel’s precious life.

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