I’m happy to introduce you to a new blogging community I’m writing for.. .
Sisters In Bloom Is Coming Soon from Denise Thompson on Vimeo
When Denise first asked me to think about joining Sisters in Bloom, I loved the idea. Women coming together despite differences with one common goal: a love for Jesus and to be the Church.
We want Sisters in Bloom to be a place you can take your mask off, settle down, be encouraged, and find freedom in Christ.
To connect with other women, share life, and grow in the process.
We officially launch February 1st, but stop on by and get to know us.
Rest and I haven’t always played well together. It’s no secret. I’m always busy, rushing, juggling 5 to do lists at once. A lifetime of perfectionist, people pleasing tendencies are hard to shake.
A life of constant movement, always thinking, always doing seems productive for a time and then it takes its toll. I think my toll was topped somewhere back in 2006.
But this year I will be seeking to intentionally practice a lifestyle of rest.
Today I’m over at The Better Mom pondering on what rest looks like in a busy life and how do you even practice rest? Stop by and join the conversation: The Practice of Rest.
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Rest.
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To stop doing, stop running, stop trying…but to just be.
I run from rest like a doe runs from the barrel of a shotgun. Stillness raises anxiety.
I don’t know why, but I always have to be doing.
But I’m tired…and I just want to live this one life well
To smile…genuinely smile. To enjoy life. To spread my wings and fly. To not be afraid of tears and pain. To embrace all of life.
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I want to find
that place
where my soul
breathes
a deeply, contented
sigh.
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This year I rest.
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