I
sit down with you early; Cole has found a new found love of waking up as the
sun does, so it’s the ripe hour of 6:15am. I must be getting used to it though,
as I woke clear and ready to go this morning. To me, there has always been
something so promising in the early morning hours. They are usually quiet, accompanied
by warm, sweet coffee.
In
this journey of Mother-hood, I’ve always sought out better ways to do things.
Whether its shop for household goods, better ways to organize our never-ending
stuff or just emotional support to find that you’re not the only Mom struggling
with things. I’m here to say, boldly, that mother-hood is boss. We grind, we
hustle and we learn to do it well. BUT sometimes we learn to do this so well,
that we forget that it’s okay to let a few things fall away so the things we do
spend our time on, thrive and flourish.
God
has blessed me with many people in my life. One of which is my sweet friend Courtney.
A fellow Mom hustler of her four beautiful children, I’ve come to love so much
in this past year. Courtney and I connected on Instagram and discovered not
only that we have a ton in common but we live 2 miles from each other. I call
THAT a God thing. I was delighted! FRIENDS! They are so rich for the soil of
life. What better way to move forward in my journey than to find a fellow Mom
to connect with. On many occasions, you’ll find me perched on her sunny deck,
with an iced tea, while we chat about life, God & motherhood. It’s
glorious. Not only is she a great Mom but she seeks the Lord’s direction for
her life which are the absolute best friends to have. She recently shared
something with me that will stay with me and I just have to pass a long to the rest of you, she said, “Prune back
your tree so that the fruit that it bears is good.” Let me elaborate.
I
was sitting on her deck, sharing how stressed I was, all of a sudden I was
finding myself over-loaded with ‘things,’ kid activities, chores, cleaning
jobs, time with my family, time with friends. How do I juggle it all? Refer
above to the bold sentence. She blew my mind and it has been on repeat for
about a week now.
Isn’t it the truth though? We pack our lives
with so many things that demand our attention that it becomes humanly
impossible to do well in all these tasks we’ve lined up. So you end up
exhausted, burnt out & doing things with a lack of energy and desire. I’m
on a mission this Summer to be 100% intentional about what I choose to spend my
time doing, so the things I DO, have my full attention and I can ENJOY. It can
be really hard, you may feel at times you are letting people down or disappointing
people because they want you to do things. But I’ve decided, others aren’t the
one that have to make this happen. YOU do. My kids deserve a Mom who has a
smile on her face because she knows the difference between hustling and
drowning. I choose happiness and big beautiful ‘fruit.’
God loves us all so much that he wants us to enjoy the fruit that he blesses us with. Our kids, our families, our friends and ultimately our lives. We owe it Him for blessing us so dearly, to give our very best to what he's bestowed on us. So lets shed some of the unnecessary to truly enjoy the rest.
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| Our silly girls playing on her deck :) |
