I am soo excited for March!!! The first official day of spring is on it's way and I am just thrilled about it! March 20th is the official day if you were wondering. Yes I know we have 19 more days of this dreaded season called winter. On a good note we also have had 40 more inches of snow this winter season also compared to an average Wyoming winter. So what does that mean YAY a more green spring!!!
With all this thought of spring my mood has been lifted so much. I just imagine when the Lord said I will make different seasons He said; winter will be harsh and even weary at times so I will give them spring!
Spring is a season so full of life there is no escaping it! The birds will be chirping in the morning sun. The smell of freshness will fill the air each morning. The dew on the grass will glisten in the first sight of the sun rise. The baby animals will be full of new life and so adorable! The children will play after school and I will hear their laughter once again. Oh I am just thrilled to think of spring!
This is going to be the best spring yet for my family. At least that is what I am hoping for. As a mother I believe you grow into it. You progress each year; you get better at it. I know with myself I have had to grow into being the mother I am suppose to be. I have had to learn to spend more time with my children and not with my house work or my TV. Not to say that I just neglect my home but there is a time and season for everything. God has really been showing me a lot lately about my priorities. I am reading a book called "A Wife's Purpose". The amount of knowledge that can be absorbed from a book like this! I definitely think it will be life changing for me. It already has been. God is molding me into the wife and mother I need to be. I am not saying I will be perfect overnight but I do know that if I will allow Him to work in my life He will bring me to where He wants me to be in these roles of my life.
So anyway with this journey of spring 2011 I am setting goals for myself and my family. Who says you have to make changes the first of the year. I say go for it when you realize they need to be made! My first goal is to have a closer walk with the Lord! My second goal is to schedule my time more accordingly! This includes taking care of myself spiritually and physically for myself and my husband. Stay on top of my housework for my whole family. My third goal is my children lives. To stay scheduled with Faith's homeschooling. Also her and Justice's devotional/ prayer time morning and night. To involve the children in keeping of the home to show them responsibility. To get the children out to do more story time, play dates, parks, and activities. These are my main concerns right now in life and when I feel they are being progressed upon I may add more but for now this is my starting point. With the Lord's help I will succeed and we will be a more functional/happy family.
I do so love to hear the Lord's encouragement for you today. He knows just what we need, & when we need it. Sometimes the answer is long in coming, and other times it sneaks up on us unassumingly. When the latter happens, I am dearly reminded how He cares for me. I need to know He cares. Today, I am glad you know His thoughts are ever toward you... for good. - AP
ReplyDeleteChelsie; Grandpa Bob and I just read this. What a beautiful blessing it was to us. It sound much to me that God may be calling you to be a writer! You are showing much wisdom and becoming a Mother much like I would have liked to have been myself. May He continue to guide your every move; to mold you into His very perfect will. Kiss the girls and Scott for me. Your Grandma who loves you very much.
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