Enjoy

On my weekly to-do list is to update this blog. Sometimes I never get to check off that box, other times I have an idea and have no trouble posting it. Today I have a few minutes and not much on my mind, well that's not exactly true there is always something on our minds, but not necessarily something insightful. I'm still trying to decide what to do today, knowing that it will be busy once Maryn and Garrett wake up (adorable Garret Wells spends his weekdays with us). It is so beautiful outside that I know we'll be out there swinging, taking a walk and probably blowing bubbles, all while trying to solicit smiles from Garrett! I guess the thing that God is impressing on my heart this morning is to just enjoy! Enjoy whatever it is you are doing today, whether it is work, school, being home with kids...find some speck of joy in what you have accomplished. Of course, I'd recommend getting outside a few minutes to enjoy the beauty of God's creation! Let me know what you enjoyed today!

FINE

I read an interesting quote this morning in my devotional time. The author (Catherine Martin) spoke of our common response of "fine" when asked how we are doing. She then gave two acronyms for the word fine. The first is Freaked out, Insecure, Neurotic and Emotional. The second is achieved only with prayer: Faithful, Inspired, Nourished and Empowered. (Faithful to God, Inspired by Him, Nourished by the Word and Empowered by the Holy Spirit.)

I know that most often when I say I'm fine, it would be more accurate to describe myself with the freaked out, etc. version. Oh, how I wish that at least some of the time, the second acronym would be true. How about you?