My Desire

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I desire to connect with other Christian women.

I desire to minister in some way even if  it is a small one.

I desire to take care of my family.

I desire to raise my children in a Christ-filled home.

I desire to be a woman after God’s own heart.

I desire to make my husband proud to be my husband.

I desire to leave a legacy.

I desire to love my neighbor as myself, even when that’s difficult.

These are just a few of the things that I desire today.  What about you my friend, what about you?

Simplifying Life a Little Bit at a Time – Part 2

This is the second in a series of posts about simplifying my life.  In addition to letting go of some commitments, I have also become more intentional about my time.  I have always been one that has attempted to stick to some sense of a schedule.  In fact, one of my most popular posts here on the blog is one about my stay at home mom schedule.

Because I was letting go of some things my schedule obviously has changed.  I’ve been focusing much more on my home and family, and less on working and business building.  Though this is something I believe God called me to do, I would be telling you a fib if I said this was easy.  For someone who spent a great deal of time and energy on business this has been a challenge to change.

I still do have my businesses I just don’t commit as much time to them.  Plus, I am changing the way I do things business wise.  Simplifying my business structure as well. Instead of spending a chunk of my days working, most of my work is done in a couple of hours.  I must say, I’m liking the change.

There will be a part 3 in this series so check back!

Anxiousness. . . Proceed with Caution

As a young child I began suffering from anxiety disorder, storm clouds would loom outside and my insides would begin to twist and turn, I began having anxiety attacks.  I also desperately feared my mom leaving me somewhere and never returning to get me, this fear was unwarranted but it still loomed in my head.

At the age of nine I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder the psychologists told my parents I’d likely suffer from it off and on my entire life.  At this point medication was not offered, instead they taught me coping skills and mechanisms.  I learned to deal with the things that caused me anxiety.

As I grew up I began to recognize the “triggers” the things that would cause my anxiety, most times I’d avoid those things at all costs, sometimes they were unavoidable.  As an adult I have had some of the worst anxiety of my life, sometimes those coping mechanisms and strategies I learned as a child did not work.  I have taken medication, it has helped.

Recently I have felt anxiety over making a decision.  I tend to ponder a decision and I’m almost never quick to make one, usually if I hastily make a decision the results are not good.  Therefore, I tend to not make decisions quickly. I think this comes from my daddy.

As I struggle to make this particular decision, anxiousness crept in, in my life that causes my coping mechanisms to begin and I stall, for me it is like a sign saying, “proceed with caution.”

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