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Seasons of Life: Finding Satisfaction in This Season

4 Ways to Discover Joy in All Seasons of Lifeseasons of life

Oh, how the seasons of life ebb and flow. Want or plenty, defeat or victory, restlessness or contentment, pain or joy…we’ve all been there and back again! Even the Bible acknowledges this truth: “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens,” Ecclesiastes 3:1. I have often found myself looking forward to seasons to come or reflecting longingly on seasons past. I bet you already know this is a very dangerous place to be! Discontentment, anyone?

I am currently in a very busy season (can I get an AMEN?)! Three young kids (each in their own unique seasons), a very busy husband, and myself working in the home and from home, all create a wide range of responsibilities, joys, and stressors. There are many days of exhaustion in which I’m left desperately wishing for more or less of one thing or another. It’s imperative that we learn to find satisfaction in each and every season because this life waits for no one. The clock is ticking and the days are passing. There is joy to be found in the busiest, most boring, best, worst, happiest, and even saddest of seasons. Don’t miss it. VIEW POST

How to Handle Your 2-Year-Old Like a Boss

Advice From A 2-Year-Old

 

I’m really not sure what all you grown-ups find so hard to understand about 2-year-olds. I mean, I’m a 2-year-old, and I think my behavior is completely rational 100% of the time. I’m the youngest of three boys, and my mom is basically a pro. She never gets frustrated, flustered, or confused by my behavior at all. She totally gets me. But, for all you other grown-ups, here’s some simple advice for you to handle your 2-year-old like a boss.

  1. When I ask for a glass of milk, I might mean water. Or juice. Don’t just go pour a glass of milk and hand it to me. I know I said I wanted milk, but that might not be what I want thirty seconds later when you hand the cup to me. Try to keep up. Don’t act like you never change your mind.
  2. I know my hands are covered in peanut butter and jelly, but I need you to hold me RIGHT NOW. I need to rub my hands all over your pants and shirt and grab your face and give you a big smooch. I know, I have rejected your kisses, hugs, and offers to hold me all day long. But right now, I need you to hold me RIGHT THIS SECOND or I’m going to cry actual tears of devastation from being so very neglected. This is obviously not the time for hand-washing.
  3. For the past six months, I’ve loved bananas. But if you give me one today, I’m going to throw it on the floor and step on it. I’m not going to eat it. I want nothing to do with bananas today. You seem confused. Do I need to slow down?VIEW POST

My 4-Step Prayer Journaling Method

PATH:  4-Step Prayer Journaling

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I communicate best through the written word. Whether sorting my own thoughts or communicating with others, I am most eloquent in writing. (My high school boyfriend STILL gives me a hard time about having broken up with him in our note-writing journal. Not to spoil the end of the story, but he’s now my husband. ;))

During my morning quiet time, I have found that prayer journaling helps me to stay focused (I’m a self-diagnosed attention deficit pray-er). My journaling has progressed over time from writing out only my prayers to a four-step habit that is making a significant impact on my life. I split the page into four equal sections and use the acronym PATH. VIEW POST

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