Category: 366 days of novice motherhood

The last couple of days I have been glued to social media as one of my closest friends give birth to her first child.

The blessing of social media meant that although far away, text messages, pictures, emails, Facebook and Instagram keep me in a live time loop of the absolute sheer joy.

The downside however meant my brain was somewhat distracted and tired as I trawled social media all day long.

Although I got a text message and email in the first moments of communication, I sat glued to my phone hoping for any more information or joy to be expressed.

Watching tv, watching max, going to the gym, walking along the beach…every activity was coupled with my phone in hand, scrolling down people’s live updates of what they were doing also.

Every waking hour over the last 48 or so I have checked in, scrolled around, wanting to be a part of this amazing beginning of life.

What it has done though has filled my mind with such a lack of focus.

I haven’t listened properly to conversations, I haven’t watched anything with intentionality, tonight as I tried to read an amazing but really intricate book, I could not focus.

My brain felt like it had been chewing gum for 48hrs straight and my heart feels a little weary.

Not only does social media have the capacity to join families on opposite sides of the country together on special occasions, it also allows people to fill our minds with images and thoughts that are so unproductive.

I think some of the chaos in our lives is due to the constant state of distraction we find ourselves in.

Do I think social media is bad?

No

Do I think it had its place?

Yes

It has the capacity to overtake our minds though and allow mould to fuzz up our clarity and focus.

Are you feeling a lack of focus?

Then maybe check what is distracting you?

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You can have what you are willing to struggle for.

3 days till september.

3 days till spring.

When I wrote my first book, I struggled year in year out to put pen to paper.

The struggle beckoned.

It was painful.

I felt like I was giving birth to a baby.

The struggle was so worth it though. I decided I would write a chapter everyday for a whole month and the journey began.

I set an achievable goal, I changed what I was doing in that month and the journey began.

This spring in the realm of our hearts, homes and health I am challenging you to a struggle.

A wrestle.

An opportunity for change.

Are you desperate enough to truly make changes that last?

First- set simple achievable goals
Second- gain accountability, put it out there.
Third-no excuses, just do it.

Are you ready.

September, get ready for change.

If you want accountability, print the printable and email me.

Love you!

A

People were created to be loved
Things were created to be used
The reason the world is in CHAOS
Is because things are being loved and
People are being used.

I am not sure who penned this, but as I floated around Instagram today it wrecked me.

Our world is consumed with things yet we were designed to be consumed with people.

As I sat on my floor today loving my little man, I realised the mobile phone in my hand splitting my attention between him and the Internet was not helping him crawl.

Consumption.

I was involved in a planning meeting for Christmas today and we briefly danced around the topic of consumerism and Christmas.

Imagine if we all made a decision this Christmas to focus more on the people rather than the presents. the stuff. the things.

Love.

What is it?
Focused attention. Intentional time. Full of presence.

How is your love of people?
How is your love of things?

Maybe this September you could join us on our spring clean of the heart and decide to alter the focus back onto people rather than things.

Me too.

Download the spring clean template today and join us.

30 days of inspiration.

A

We all are a little broken.

Words have hurt

Circumstances wounded

People crushed

Friends betrayed.

There is a little or a lot of broken in us all.

When we are put back together again, we sometimes walk with a little limp because our heart reforms a little lumpy.

I found in my life each time I have been broken again, I place all the pieces before God and ask that he puts me back together again.

The beginning of this year was one of those times, people betrayed, confusion reigned, promises broken.

It has taken me nearly 6 months to gain confidence again, to begin to dream again, to trust in certain realms.

Forgiveness is one of the keys, but it is just so hard. To forgive, not forget, to believe again, to live beyond.

How do I forgive when I did nothing wrong?

How do I dream again when my dreams were shattered?

How do I put the pieces back together again?

I believe only by hope.

Hope that something, someone, namely God is the designer of our future, not man.

Man says ‘you’re not good enough’ God says ‘I created you’

Man says ‘you are ugly’ God says ‘you’re my beloved’

Man says ‘you’re no good at this’ God says ‘I purposed you for this’

I love this psalm 18

20-24 God made my life complete
when I placed all the pieces before him.
When I got my act together,
he gave me a fresh start.
Now I’m alert to God’s ways;
I don’t take God for granted.
Every day I review the ways he works;
I try not to miss a trick.
I feel put back together,
and I’m watching my step.
God rewrote the text of my life
when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

God has the capacity to rewrite the book of our lives and no matter what man does to us, God has the final word.

He puts the pieces back together.

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