The ball gets
rolling, and before you know it the dishes are falling off the counter top,
you’re wearing the same outfit for three days in a row, you haven’t shaved your
legs in who-knows-when, and you can’t even remember if you gave your kids malaria
medicine this week. That was me when I wrote my last blog post over 2 months
ago (has it seriously been that long? Sorry, guys.). “Something’s gotta give…” I thought to myself. And so do you know what I
did? Instead of “giving something up” for Lent, I gave myself the best present
I have had in quite some time: SPACE.
Ok, technically, I did give something up in order to create
the space I needed to re-structure our life. I gave up social media (sorry to
the 3 people who might have noticed my absence on facebook). I talked to God
about the dire nature of our unkempt situation & asked Him to do some
clutter control & show me how to make some space for HIM to speak into.
And
that He did
...(in my heart, not necessarily my environment)…
...(in my heart, not necessarily my environment)…
The last two months have been spiritually stretching in a really good way, and one in which I have witnessed the God of the Universe speak
into our lives in a way that I otherwise would have missed if I had not created the space
for Him to do so. We’ve done a lot of processing, uncovered a lot of losses that
have not been grieved, grappled with the Lord on
issues we do not understand, had a lot of difficult but necessary conversations, and we’ve rested.
I’ve laid on the bed and laughed with the girls more. We’ve had impromptu dance
parties, and extended storybook reading time on the porch. We’ve hosted
visitors and welcomed interns. And I’ve been much more intentional with our
personal hygiene and prophylactic health :)
So, all that to say…sorry if you missed me on here!
Jesus
and I needed a little breathing room.
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