Grace

Grace. Something I am trying to instill in myself. Hopefully you find your own grace through this blog.

Right now we are in a season where we have 5-8 appointments a week as a family whole. Some being an hour and forty minutes away for services. NOT including fun things (extra curricular activities) like the cheer clinic my daughter is in this week. These are medical reason alone. I am trying to show myself grace for the things that we would love to do, but can’t squeeze in right now. I’m showing those around us grace as well because we don’t have a clue what another person is going through.

Our life isn’t a typical life for most, but it definitely doesn’t mean our life is any harder than anyone else because it DEFINITELY isn’t! So many people are hurting in this world, and many are SO busy trying to just survive.

For example, when we have 8 appointments a week then are told we need to work on these things at home, have family time, have marriage time, visit everyone around the world, and the list goes on and on my brain wants to explode. Haha like really. Guess what?!? I push myself to exhaustion to meet everyone’s needs and what they think we should be doing or I beat myself up when I don’t do everything expected.

I know y’all can relate! How can we do it all and be it all?!?

Since this new crazy schedule has started I actually haven’t freaked out. I have taken it hour by hour. Appointment by appointment. Am I still a crazy schedule lady? Yes, but I am not making myself sick by thinking about how much we have on our plate this week.

I feel God’s peace more than ever. I feel God’s grace. I am the person God entrusted with this unique life.

Just like God has entrusted you with your unique life. Not one harder than the other, just a different kind of hard.

I might need a good amount of time to schedule hanging out with friends in this season of life. If my husband or kids need me I may not be able to come. If I need my husband home to help me he may not be able to come. It’s not that we won’t hang out again or we can’t hang out that day. Invite us, but also please show us grace as we figure this out and need each other’s help to function as a family whole.

I have always had a caring heart for people, but this new chapter of life has shown me how to love others even better and to have a more understanding heart.

None of us are perfect, and everyone goes through hard seasons of life.

We live in a world where there is so much pressure to be a certain person or to have a certain life. To do it all. To be it all.

Have grace. Be grace. Show grace. Lend grace.

I guarantee we are all doing the best we can.

I think these seasons shape us into the people we are truly meant to be.