Well, I finally decided that I was going to follow in this trend of blogging. So here goes...
To start off I think you should know a little bit about me. I am a mom to an utterly amazing baby girl, Katelyn, she is about to be 8 months old. HOLY MOLY! Where did those months go?! Before I can even blink she is going to be an entire year old. Lately, I have been trying to put off the urge to start planning her birthday party. I just want it to be perfect, as I am sure every mother does. My Amazing other half and I have been together for almost two years. I love that man more than I can even describe.
My life is pretty typical. I am a stay at home for Katelyn and do my best to keep up the house, keep her entertained, take care of our mini zoo, and cook when I can. We have two dogs: Cassie and Mackenzie. Three cats: Jack, Milly, and Lilly. Two hamsters and a fish tank. Phew! Trust me I am NO Susie Homemaker, but I am learning more everyday!
Recently I have gotten into some arts&crafts (thank you Pinterest.com and Etsy.com) and I ask myself why did I never do this before? I really love doing it, and later I will share some of my projects with you.
Enough about me...
I received some awesome advice the other day, it was "Don't worry." Really?? How many times has someone told you that? I always just let it fly over my head, ya know? I never really took it to heart. I just kinda nod and say "Ya you're right. I won't" but then I walk away worrying. Well, the other day I decided to actually take that to heart. In the bible, Matthew 6:25-27 it says "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"
This got me thinking. Who am I to question what will happen and how it will happen? Has God not provided for me everything I have ever needed? I have now been trying to live my life by the moment. I take care of what needs to be done as it arises and I do not sit and worrying "What if?" The time that I am wasting by worrying could easily be used to do something much more productive, the laundry, playing with my daughter, or even this blog. We know that as mom's every moment of time is precious and so since sitting around worrying is going to get us no where except late and little white hairs, why worry at all? If I do find myself worrying I stop right there, I pray and hand it straight to God and move on. Over just the last few days of not worrying I already find myself happier and more productive. I don't know why it took me so long to stop worrying about things, but I am glad I have finally figured it out.
So next time you are worrying, remember that God is all powerful and that he will always provide; take a moment to pray hand it over to God, and then go spend time with your kids while they are young and still want to.
