Starting Point

I'm thinking today is a new day. The starting point from where my delight for Jesus will grow each day. Currently I'm a stay-at-home mom who recently has had trouble getting motivated to do much of anything. Don't get me wrong, I try to be lazy, but it doesn't always work out having two very active little boys at home, ages 4 and almost 3. I also have a 7 year old boy in 1st grade and 2 step-daughters, one a sophomore in high school and the other a sophomore in college. Life is busy!!!!!!!!!!! I don't want the busyness of life to get in the way of my growth in Jesus. I pray about this frequently and lately my major prayer has been for my love for Jesus to grow and for me to be in such awe of Him that I desire for His relationship more than any thing else. So for some odd reason, God has told me to create a blog and make your life even busier, ha!ha! Funny how God works sometimes. I have been saying "no" for a long time, but I think it's time to give in.

I'm sure if you are a mom who wants to love Jesus more, you can relate to the busyness of life getting in the way. Does that make us less of a Christian? Does God still love us? Guilt associated with these questions sometimes get to me.  I'm trying to come to the conclusion that it's not about me, but all about Him. Considering that Jesus, my Savior, who died on the cross for me and anyone else who chooses to believe,  why do I not love Him like I should? Why do I not desire Him like I should? Why do I not tell the world like I should? 

A little background on me. I grew up as a daughter of an alcoholic mother and a father who dabbled in drugs and alcohol. I believe with all my heart today that God gave me athletic ability to give me discipline in life, because my parents did not. I attended college where I obtained a bachelor's degree in middle childhood education. In those college years when I was 19 years old, I came to know Jesus at a women of faith conference in January of 2000. I married my husband in May of 2001 and we are still very happily married. I was a teacher for 5 years and became a stay-at-home mom after my second son was born in 2007. My three sons were born in the years 2004, 07 and 08, so I think I was pregnant or nursing for 5 years straight and on top of that my girls were very active in school and I rarely missed a function, busy, busy, busy!!!!! The summer of 2010, I was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer and I have not felt the same since. My doctor says my levels are great, if so, why do I feel so lazy? Maybe I'm just lazy. Maybe its time to stop relying on the docs and rely on the ultimate Healer. I'm not sure where this blog is going to take me or who would even be interested. I am sure however that God has called me to do something and I will follow through.

I am leaving today with my favorite Bible verse of the moment (it seems to change frequently)

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18