{ when God keeps you awake }

Last night was one of “those” nights. Ellie & Sawyer were both up multiple times and sleep was elusive for this mama… lying awake at night knowing I still need to get up and get the boys off to school at the usual time…

And I had this crazy earworm from a song that played a continuous loop through my head… over and over and over… “every time I think that I know better, I lose my way…” so when I got up this morning, I fired up my ipod and listened to the whole song:

And what popped out at me this morning were these words:

“Maybe this time you can take the lead,
and I won’t try to pull you by the sleeve.
Because every time I think that I know better, I lose my way,
so God, what you wanna do today?
Maybe we will spend the hours just being still,
And knowing you are God.
YOU ARE GOD…”

(from the song “Today” by NewWorldSon")

That’s all I need for today… be still and revel in all that God is… life is crazy & chaotic but I can ground myself in the knowledge that God is so much bigger than this world and its problems…and NOTHING can separate me from his Love! Amen!

{ convicted }

This post is one that speaks deeply to my heart… addressing something I’ve been so guilty of… and I pray it speaks to you as it did to me… It was written by Cassandra over at The Unplugged Family:

For years, I thought I knew a whole lot about a whole lot.  I had an opinion for everything, many of which made it to the pages of this blog.  I've had so many people email me and message me requesting past articles and commentaries that I've since deleted.  Sometimes, people completely understand why I've deleted certain things.  Sometimes, people actually get pretty upset.
But when you're broken and convinced you know nothing - there's a lot of room for God to move.  And when God moves, I try to listen.  And when He whispers to me to remove posts and realize I'm judgmental, I'm brought to me knees.  Be open to God's correction, and He will speak.
The truth is, life - it's a journey.  If we aren't journeying, we aren't living.  And for the Christ-follower that means seeking constantly how we can become less like us and more like Jesus.  So, sometimes, that means deleting a post or two and wishing you could delete a few chapters or at least sentences of your past life.  Things you've said.  Things you've done.
Over the past several years, I've had the insane privilege of meeting people of all races, religions, ages, walks of life - and I've realized something:

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{ new look }

Time for a fresh start again… this time I enlisted the help of another designer and I like it! Something different and fun! :)

What do you think?

More posts coming in the future… what do you guys want to hear about?

More baby/kid stuff? Less? More God stuff? More homemaking tips? Or just continue to bumble along and be “me”, whatever that happens to be at the moment? I’m thinking of ditching my old weight loss blog and bring some of those tips here as well…