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I see the Word prompt and I immediately know what He has been speaking to me... I'm amazed at how it all comes into clarity just at the sight of this one little word! It explains why it has once again been so quiet around these parts... and it reveals my longing and how even when my flesh wants what it wants... I have given Him full access and ownership of my heart - so I let Him be the Boss of me... even when I don't want Him to be!
Let's go! Our one-word prompt is: RUSH!
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Immediately I think, "How many times have I wanted to RUSH right on to the next thing? How many times have I pleaded to just be released to move along already?"
Too many to count, lately!
I'd love to rush the transitions.
It's hard enough sometimes to come to the end of something... a season or a dream or a task... and know it's the end. To be willing to let it go or lay it down. That alone is a challenge... But then to be held in a loving embrace that forces all forward motion to cease? I mean... come on!
This is not how our culture works!
We find'success' and 'satisfaction' in our productivity and we often accidentally find our sense of identity wrapped up in what we do --even though we know it's really all about the being and not the doing.
That's super great to SAY... but to actually allow Him to hold you still, and keep you small... hidden, even... That is something else altogether!
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Oh, how I have missed sitting in this chair, tapping out words that help me process my heart and help to remind me of what I already know and what I am learning and maybe even what I have changed my mind about...
Soon, sweet readers! I hope to be back soon!
Until then, I wanted to let you know that we have a new episode now available on Changing Our Minds.
We are still learning as we go, but the podcast is now available on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. (And, as always, you can listen right here on the blog if you go to the Podcast tab up at the top!)
We'd love to have you join us as we chat about real life!
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I can't even...
I saw the word prompt on Friday morning and thought of writing a tribute to the Woman my girlie has grown up to be! After vacationing with her for five days and seeing her Mama Lil Miss -- honestly, I was so blown away with her awesomeness!
But the day got away from me and I never did find my way back to this chair. And then we got news this morning and my sweet Mother-In-Law passed away and I knew... even though five minutes will never be enough time, with the suddenness and the shock - it will be a start of processing and praising, so here we go:
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I was grafted into this family through marriage some 25+ years ago.
Ours was a short courtship. I was a new Christian and My Honey was newly returning to his roots as a PK and believer. This falling in love with the Lord was happening while we were falling in love with each other and I am pretty sure that I was not what his sweet Mama had in mind.
This was the return of her firstborn... her only son.
But I was different from his other girlfriends...
I don't know that that was bad
--and in the end, it turned out to be very good...
but it seemed her first impression of me was not great.
I was clearly no Proverbs 31 woman.
I hadn't even HEARD of a Proverbs 31 woman.
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Listen... it's summertime and we are in the midst of a whole lot of hard and holy... so we won't pretend that I even knew what day Thursday was last week - or the week before that... But tonight, He called me to sit in this chair and to lean back into His chest and let His arms of Love wrap around us... holding us close... trusting Him even when we can not see! He calls me to stir up my faith... and to encourage you, sweet reader, to do the same!
Our One Word Prompt is ANNIVERSARY. This is Five Minute Friday!
Let's go...
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I made it! I actually made it on over to 'the Twitter' tonight to play with the tribe of amazing writers that make up the Five Minute Friday community! It felt so good to catch up and pretend for a few that life is back to normal... whatever that is! I don't even know anymore...
But it's good. It really is --even while it is Hard and Holy, too! We know we are in the In-Between on nearly all counts... so what was normal is not available anymore... but we have Peace about that.
And yet... I see the prompt and I'm not so sure I want to play along.
My first thought when I see "Anniversary" is the anniversary we just reached a few weeks ago --the year marker of losing our brother-in-law. To see how God has worked and has healed and has comforted our sweet sister and her boys is amazing! Hard... and Holy.
And then my mind goes forward to the days following our little gathering at his graveside. The days filled with doctors appointments and ER visits and what we thought was one thing turns out is most likely something else... something worse... but God!
