Thanks @alivechurchnewmarket Barrie for the new journal 😊. Our church took time this morning to not only celebrate mothers but also the rest of us women - the ones who are yet to have children of our own. I must say, at first I felt so uncomfortable standing and receiving attention; to hear the men, our men, cheer for us. I didn't feel deserving... I almost felt fraudulent! But I love what our pastors said; what I was reminded of.
Us childless woman care for our family and community too. We show up, we sacrifice, we provide, we bring honour to our home, we love and do it whole heartedly. And IT IS just right to acknowledge and celebrate that. Not having physical children, be it by choice or loss, does not demote us. It does however make us more rested 😂, but that's not our focus today.
To the WOMEN who have birthed, have said goodbye to a child, and those who have said goodbye to their own moms, a most tender and grateful Happy Mother's Day to you.
And to you, the women that have miscarried, fostered, raised spiritual children, that face infertility, are on the road of fertility treatments, the #stepmom, the #funaunt, the #caregiver, the leader, the friend, to you I also wish your loving heart a Happy Mother's Day. 🌹💐
For the last 10 days I have been receiving #heartbreaking news from friends, family, and coworkers. It has felt emotionally breaking, mostly because I (the girl that wants to fix things) cannot change any of the circumstances, they all NEED God. And half of the individuals in need of Him don't know Him. It has me feleing uncomfortable - spiritually that is, and I have reached a breaking point in my spiritual #complacency.
In a world easily offended, where should #Christians stand in presenting a religion that is said "to offend"? If you don't usually read my blog, this is me encouraging you to take a quick read through my last post. It's a thinker.
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It has officially been 1 year since we moved in and began our home renovations! What?! Hours upon hours of help from friends and family, late night calls for a basement flood, contractor calls about our ceiling cracking... There were tears, there were fights, there were celebrations, there were days when we asked ourselves "What have we gotten into?!" but that was usually followed by "the end result is going to be so worth it, keep going!". And that is true about so much of life. It's hard, it challenges us, it throws curveballs, we overcome, some days we break down, but we keep going with the help of those around us until we get to those "this is why we do it!" moments.
Wherever you find yourself today, remember that ups and downs is what life is all about; if we flat line we stop living. Stop and celebrate the small things, don't sweat the curveballs, and keep marching forward with appreciation. 🌞
I heard a quote recently that stated "Fear has killed more dreams than #failure ever will", and I could not agree more.
The fear of failure is often the drive of my perfectionism AND my #procrastination. Weird isn't it? To push oneself so hard but also to not push at all? It is like a paralysis limbo 'Do I, do I not, do I, do I not". This year I decided to step off the limbo train in some areas of my life (baby steps, people!) and just go for certain things. Just go for it in my fitness, just go for it in my business expansion, just go for it with my blog and #Youtube. Yeah, you read that right. I got off the limbo train and joined the youtube train - and it's moving! It is scary to put yourself out there, to put your thoughts out in the open for anyone to criticize. But what is the worst that can happen? Maybe I'll fail, maybe no one will watch or listen. Big whoop! At least I stepped out of my comfort zone and pushed for something I believe in. At least I will have learned and maybe even impacted 1 person. At least I looked fear in the eyes and said "come at me, bro! My God is bigger!" and made it lose its hold on me.
If I fail, I will rise again. That is what we must remember. Whatever goal or dream you are currently chasing, be prepared to fail at some point. No one makes it up the ladder without a few scrapes and bruises. Maybe your success will come faster, maybe you will fail multiple times. Those hurdles don't matter as much as what YOU choose to do to overcome them. Remember: you have the ability to rise every time.
Be a #Phoenix.
