Lately, I've been longing for rest and marking the days off the calendar until life can finally slow down, and my world will stop spinning. But with so many transitions and changes, sacrificing a traditional vacation seems to be the norm for the past few years. Maybe you are in this place also. The place where life just won’t stop spitting out the unexpected. Where anticipating does more harm than good. And if we have one more unexpected emergency or calamity, we just might not be able to get through it without a meltdown. When we live in the realm of the unexpected too long, we risk losing ourselves, our purpose and our joy. We find ourselves weary and worn from the splinters left behind, and we hear God calling us to a different kind of urgency. An urgency void of Continue Reading
Fresh Market Friday Link-Up
One of my favorite weekend leisure activities is to grab a latte and head to my favorite neighborhood fresh market! I never know what fresh find awaits or who I will meet, but I know I will always come away refreshed and encouraged. Fresh markets are the quintessential in “living and growing with intention.” Fresh markets represent passion, not perfection. That’s why the Luke 2:52 Project has a fresh opportunity for bloggers to meet up, connect and share their best creative efforts of the week…right here at Fresh Market Friday! We aren't bringing perfect, we are bringing whatever it is God has called us to pour ourselves into...our passionate endeavors! Perhaps writing, blogging, home decor, cooking or parenting, etc....as long as it's fresh and wholesome, it's welcome! The Continue Reading
Fresh Market Friday: When Intention Meets Passion
I vividly remember that one moment with all of my children. When the line between time and space didn’t exist, and all was right with the world as we knew it. When they were young and gushing with the ability to imagine and dream, and their list of to-do’s involved only living in the moment because the pleasure of that moment was worth every ounce of energy spent. For my boys, it was as simple as spreading a sheet out on the tile floor to catch a dumped, oversized bucket of Legos® or Playmobil® pieces. For my daughter, it was clearing away any and all obstructions to creating an expansive zoo of Littlest Pets®. Their passionate creations stood and morphed for days on end. This was their white-space where God whispered his unique design into their thoughts and imaginations. This Continue Reading