First things first. Set yourself to succeed this holiday season! Choose to be happy even if your circumstances are gray! You cant control what may be going on in your life, or the life of your kidos but you can choose to put a smile on your face and create happy memories in your heart! * If your kids are away from home on Thanksgiving, be brave. Send them a note to open on Thanksgiving Day telling them the many reasons you are thankful for them. Talk to them first thing, this will set your day and theirs off right. *If you aren't preparing a meal for your family and friends, get out there and find someone who needs your help! Go volunteer at a shelter or offer to help a friend who may be overwhelmed with the task of planning and cooking for her own family. You can be a blessing in so many ways. *Count your Blessings. Did you wake up today? If so you are blessed! Count those blessings and focus on them during this holiday season . Doing so will help chase away whatever "woe is me" feelings that may come. *Use this time to adapt old traditions and possibly add some new ones. In years past my house has been the hub of the holiday meals. I often miss those days of the house being full. But my house is still a home to my children and I so I do not sell them short just because there are 3 of us not and not 20. I set a fancy table, I plan, I decorate, etc. Since a 3 person dinner doesn't require as much preparation as a 20 person meal the kids and I have made a new tradition of going for pizza every Thanksgiving Eve. *Lastly, spend time with your Savior. Thank Him for His sacrifice and salvation. Allow Him to help you through this. Focus on His love for you. Show His love to others. For the Kidos: 3 Tips from my sweet kids to yours! 1- Eat lots & enjoy where you are at 2- Talk about funny memories of past Holidays, cause this is ok. 3- Even if its different, remember you are still with family.
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My heart rolls like a wave hitting a wall. Its now at the base of a wall that it cant climb or go around. I have no tools to get me over it and the weight of emotional hurt, betrayal and despair seem to chain me to the ground. I call to my Father. He comes. " Shhh" He quietly says. His voice bringing comfort. "Father, please break theses chains and tear down the wall that is in my path" I ask. "Shhh" He says again as he sets my on my feet, like the hurt child that I am. Peace surrounds me followed by a still small knowing. My Father isn't going to break down this wall ( although He could). Instead, Hes going to meet me here where I am. At the base of this obstacle. Everyday. For as long as it takes. We will talk & share as daily He gives me the tools I'll need, and teaches me use His Power to break through the heavy chains that tie me down. When I finally reach the point where I'm ready to climb over the wall that's in my path, He will be with me. Encouraging me. Strengthening me. Never leaving me, He will come along side me as we face this obstacle together. So that one day I can do the same for one of His other children, who might be facing a wall of their own. 1 Kings 19:12 After the earthquake, there was a fire. But that fire was not the Lord. After the fire, there was a quiet, gentle voice. Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and be brave. Don’t be afraid of those people because the Lord your God is with you. He will not fail you or leave you. Matthew 28:18-20 So he came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth is given to me. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach them to obey everything that I have told you to do. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of time.” A conversation with My Savior this morning that went something like this: " Lord they are hurting" I said. Let it go. "Lord I am so angry because of the pain that's been caused" I said. Let it Go. Give them to me. " But God, they are my babies! They need me to protect them and shelter them. Do something! Take their hurt away, make life easier for them" I cried. You be their Mom. Let me be their God. I was shocked. Had I actually put myself so far above Gods Will that I thought I knew better then Him? Yes. I did. I knew what was best. I knew what God needed to do. I was Mom ! Ever Seeing and All Knowing....Right? Wrong. As Mama's when our kidos hurt we hurt. And when we can see the cause of their hurt Mama bear can come out in full force! We're mothers, its normal. God created mothers and knew that we would have these instincts with our children. He knew we would want to protect and love them unconditionally. Mothers could be a wonderful example of His love for His children. But we're not God. God calms me and says " Give them to Me". They are already His, I know that. He is their Heavenly Father. He feels their hurt, he gets angry at their offenders. He is in front of and behind them all the time. God goes into those places where us Single Mamas cant. With God our sweet kidos are never alone. Our prayers are a powerful tool and through the Holy Spirit they are never unprotected. They are never without Hope. He has the ability to shape every hurt into something amazing!! So the next time that ever seeing-all knowing- attitude comes up... Just remember. You be Mom. Let Him be God. I have not written much lately. Over that past few weeks I've dealt with many Single Mama issues such as school dances, practices, illness, Halloween costumes, parties, getting each kido where they need to go, and so on. Sadly, one night I was helping my son deal with his first big time disappointment. He had not made the basketball team. This had never happened to him before and he took it very hard. Later on in the week, I heard that my sweet boy had shared with his small group at church that he felt like God was going to use this disappointment to put him on another path to do something else. YES...I'm smiling ear to ear and proud enough to bust as I write this... Go God! My son is learning that he has a Heavenly Father who loves him so much that He always has his best in mind!!! After the tears were gone and the hurt had eased my son knew that God was not done with him yet.! God is the man with the plan ! Maybe you're in that place today where you're facing something that hurts. Pain and disappointment can swallow you in life if you choose to let it. Maybe you don't see what Gods plan is but, much like my son, you're holding onto faith that you know God has more in store for you. Jeremiah 29:11 I say this because I know the plans that I have for you.” This message is from the Lord. “I have good plans for you. I don’t plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future. Rest assured... He will show you the way if you ask Him. The choices you've made, the hurt you've been dealt don't begin to measure with the Unconditional Love that He has for you. Romans 8:28 & 39 Yes, I am sure that nothing can separate us from God’s love—not death, life, angels, or ruling spirits. I am sure that nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or nothing below us—nothing in the whole created world—will ever be able to separate us from the love God has shown us in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
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