A season of growth...

Well I've been a stay at home mom for almost 2 months now! The weeks seem to fly by. I can say without a doubt that I have no regrets. I am enjoying this time so much that I'm afraid I'll wake in the morning to see that it's all been a dream. Now don't get me wrong...I'm not constantly wearing an apron with cookies baking in the oven pushing a vacuum cleaner while my kids are coloring a Picasso like picture. I do not put make up on every morning or even shower for that matter. I have accepted the fact that I will ALWAYS have laundry to do. And I do not do yoga after I've had my coffee and read the latest on current events. The dream I'm talking about is being available to my children 100%. I'm here to teach them the ways of the Lord. And in order to do that, I must know those ways. I have been able to spend time in His Word daily, and I have learned there is nothing more precious than that. The Bible is how we can draw closer to our Heavenly Father. I enjoy being in His Word now more than I ever have before. I am learning what it means to find satisfaction in Him. It's a wonderful release to no longer care about the ways of this world (this is however, a constant battle) But to focus on what pleases the Lord instead of man. As fall begins, I find my season in life being as dramatic as the trees around us. It seems like a slow process...the air becomes a little cooler, the leaves slowly begin changing, a few begin to fall. But then you look outside one morning and BAM, the leaves are orange, red, and yellow. You have to dig the jacket out of the closet before going outside and all of sudden, socks are back on your feet. This is where I am...I can feel the slow change, the desire to trust in Him more & more, the craving for His word. And I imagine this is when the Holy Spirit comes to "fill" you up. He falls upon you and BAM, you are changed by His power and ready to give glory to God to fulfill His purpose in you. My prayer is to be able to hear His word, receive it, and make it known to many.

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8