I'm not sure what the coming weeks and months will bring in terms of my blogging. Sometimes the most random things occur to me to write about! I think perhaps somebody might have some interest and as this blog started as a "chat over a cup of tea," those are the kinds of things that come out of those conversations too: parenting, cooking, reading, crafting, living life, homeschooling. And who knows what else! I'll just keep you guessing! Good-night from my side of the ocean.
I'm returning from the fog, maybe! I had to laugh when I realized it had been well over a year since I posted here. The people-pleaser in me is ready to apologize for my long absence, but my guess is nobody was too surprised by it:)! I am horrendous at staying on top of emails and regular letters, much less a blog. I knew that starting out, but I don't want to give up. Regularly, posts float through my head. There were some good ones! I wish I had written them down! Sometimes that paralyzes me from returning--I'll just fail again. Perhaps, but perhaps I will write down at least one wise, sage word of wisdom that will impact some individual out there. I read Ann Voskamp's guest blog post today by Ginny Sheller--http://www.aholyexperience.com, and as usual, I come away blessed by words. Ginny's mantra: "Nothing bad will happen if I can't clean up this mess today," invites me to grace and freedom. So, tonight, some dishes still sit in the sink (not all thanks to my Delaney!), laundry still sits on the floor waiting to be folded, the toilet should probably be washed (who am I kidding--it could be scrubbed every night with 4 boys plus the rest of us using one toilet!), but instead, I am blogging and drinking tea. I am resting in some creative outlet, which is rare, though I'd like that to be different. When I read Romans 12:11 "Do not be slothful in zeal..." I become discouraged as I feel my zeal slipping away. And why is it? Not because of what God "imposes" on me, but my own empty efforts at creating peace amidst the chaos of a household of nine. And I am eating away at everyone else's zeal while I'm at it to be sure. Nothing bad will happen if I can't clean up this mess today, or maybe even if I choose not to because it isn't really the most important thing.
I'm not sure what the coming weeks and months will bring in terms of my blogging. Sometimes the most random things occur to me to write about! I think perhaps somebody might have some interest and as this blog started as a "chat over a cup of tea," those are the kinds of things that come out of those conversations too: parenting, cooking, reading, crafting, living life, homeschooling. And who knows what else! I'll just keep you guessing! Good-night from my side of the ocean.
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