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It’s weekend round-up time again (already)
Holly Solomon Barrett recommends this beautiful “reminder to slow down and wait on God” by Margaret Feinberg: “Can God Speak Through a Lady Bug? A Lesson on Striving”
Over at Holly’s blog, I enjoyed Holly’s review of Feinberg’s book “Wonderstuck”. “Margaret writes, ‘The Creator desires to captivate us not just with his handiwork but with himself - displaying facets of his character, igniting us with his fiery love, awakening us to the intensity of his holiness.’ Don't you want to know God like that? Don't you want to feel God's fiery love and experience his intense holiness?”
Fellow The M.O.M. Initiative team mom, Holly Smith, who runs Crown Laid Down Designs, writes a stirring reminder to “step forward this moment and live like it counts, because it really does matter what we choose” in “Like it Counts.”
Although “Greatness from Small Beginnings” is technically about blogging and writing, these principles Michele-Lyn Ault shares at allume are true for any area of our lives, even -- or should I say especially! -- the areas in which I feel I’m doing the same things over and over and over again.
In “How to be a Person of Influence - Why Shining Jesus is Better than Broadcasting Him” Donald Miller challenges me to do hit pause on the easier work of telling people about Jesus and ask God to do the work necessary in my life so that regardless of circumstances -- well or ill, fed or hungry, funded or broke -- I will shine Him and His love.
Kristen Welch, who blogs at We Are That Family, reflected on aging at (in)courage: “To the Woman who is Looking for Grace in the Aging.” Christy Fitzwater beat me to the point I wanted to make, so I commented to her instead of Kristen:
Christy Fitzwater November 13, 2012 at 10:16 AM
This is awesome! I have to tell you that I’m 43, and I feel like I’ve just started to live. I just now really know what God has shaped me to do, and He’s throwing me huge opportunities to serve him. I would say life starts at 40, sister!
Cheri Gregory November 13, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Christy –
Here to second the emotion! I’m 45 (or 46…can’t remember…) Yesterday, I pulled out a college photo of my husband and me. Despite the fact that we were leaner, tanner, and had far more hair, I wouldn’t go back for anything.
I’m sure some women are far wiser than I and learn to enjoy life in their 20s and 30s…I was super-duper stubborn, unwilling to surrender self ’til my 40s…and then only because I had proved every way possible that self is endlessly destructive.
Lovin’ what God’s doing in my 40s and looking forward to the next decade, hot flashes and all!
In “Effortless”, Seth Godin’s reason for why “never let them sweat” may be truly bad advice left me blinking back tears. As a recovering perfectionist, I certainly am not promoting mistakes...simply trying to learn to be fully myself despite, with, perhaps even because of my faults?
My dear friend and mentor Kathi Lipp honored me by listing me as one of the “5 Marriage Blogs You Should Be Reading” alongside blogging greats such as The Happy Wives Club, Time-Warp Wife, Sheila Wray Gregoire, and Spiritually Unequal Marriage.
And last, but far from least, my friend Adelle Gabrielson had me startling people in the Starbucks line this morning with as I gasped thru “The Day Our Dog Tried to Fly”!
Your Turn:
- What blog posts have you read this week that you especially enjoyed?
- What topics tend to grab your interest?
- Anything else on your heart!
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