It has been a while, but I'll jump back in with a word for mamas. Really for anyone who is weary.
Some girlfriends and I just wrapped another semester of our Friday Bible study. It is a beautiful group of women who meet with our yoga pants and coffee cups in tow. What I love most is that we meet and I always walk away thinking that I've seen God do something amazing in one of our lives. We get the privilege of lifting each other up, praying for our kiddos, husbands, families and laughing about everything from tv shows to parenting woes. I confessed the occasional viewing of The Kardashians and may have been judged. I'm ok with it.
We need each other. We need to be honest and funny, encouraging and straightforward. We get beat up by the world and all struggle with jealousy, fatigue, comparison, heart break, struggling kiddos, on and on. It is beautiful when we can ask for support from each other. No one is perfect, we are all working on something.
So, today I just want to say that I am grateful for this space. Women can be so hard each other, I already see it in my little girl- she wants to feel beautiful and loved. One of my favorite things she does is when she walks up to her daddy or one of her brothers and says, "Hey, do you like my dress?" Twirling and spinning- notice me. Tell me I'm special. Tell me I'm important. She is. And so very loved. So are you.
I loved this word from Sarah Young's devtional, "Keep your thoughts focused on Me and My will for you. People and situations change all the time....If you focus too long on the world, you will get dizzy and confused. But I never change. Keep your thoughts on me, and I will keep you moving in the right direction."
"We keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete." Hebrews 12:2