Doubt

I have been struggling this week with feelings of insecurity in a lot of ways, and even though I know that it is Satan at work trying to tamper with my wonderful life, it is difficult at times to not give in to those thoughts. My happy world is just that, so why be glum chum? This week I am going to be praying for focus, peace, and happiness about everything that is going on. I don't think that God wants us to be doubtful of our self worth, after all HE made us....so I don't want to insult the Maker by thinking I am sub-par. He just doesn't operate this way. How do you handle feelings like these? I'm not the only one am I? :D

Faith...where did I put you?

Bear

Bug

 Let me start by introducing two of the stars of this blog, my darling children. I will refer to them as Bear & Bug. These two angels have been the greatest blessing I could have ever asked for. I only thought I had a great life until these two came into the picture. It is very true that a mother's love is undeniable, unfailing, and will always be there. I also now understand why even the most despicable of all criminals are still loved by their mothers. Some magical process takes place the day you find out these little creatures are growing inside you. You can only dream of how wonderful your children will be once they are born, however, you never can truly guess how great they will be. I believe fully that this is part of the special grace and blessing that God gives us as mothers. He has made our hearts capable of loving these little people before they are born and more than anything else in this world....much like His love for us.

We are so blessed to have a loving Father who gave His most precious gift, His son, for us. Can you imagine? I have a hard time wrapping my head around that sometimes. Would I be able to give one of my children up for the sake of all? Blessed are the examples we have such as Abraham, who walked on faith and trusted in God that if he was called to sacrifice his son, he would do so even if it pained him. I pray for this faith for myself and all mothers and fathers. We all love our children dearly but lack this Abraham-like faith quite often.

A recent example, little Bear has been having some issues in school and my husband and I tried everything we knew to get this little guy back to behaving the way he should be. Nothing seemed to be working, just felt like hitting our heads against the wall! Finally, (and this should have been the FIRST thing we did) I poured my heart out to our loving Father and asked Him for His grace, mercy, guidance, and abounding love to lead us in this journey. Honestly, before this moment driving down the road, crying my eyes out, I don't know if I have ever so clearly felt the hand of God on me. However, there literally was peace like a river that poured over me. A calm assurance that my husband and I are not raising this boy on our own, but with the help of the Heavenly Father, came to me. Where was my faith before? Why did I not turn to Him before? Probably for the same reason people for hundreds of years have not turned to God when there was a problem.....WE ARE HARD HEADED! If God can bring Daniel out of the lions den unharmed, why wouldn't He be able to handle a 3 year old, much less a 27 year old mother?

New Beginnings

As of late, I have been struggling with the realities of being a full-time working wife/mother with a very demanding job and trying to do so with all the grace the Bible calls me to have. So, I have decided that there is a need for me, and maybe others like me, to realize that we are not Super Woman, but Normal Woman. Through this blog, I hope to encourage other women to live their life to the fullest without compromise. The majority of my blogging will come from real life occurrences and reflections, as well as information from the best source I know....the Bible. So, saddle up, get ready and let's do this! :D