Small Steps

Now that we are all more settled as a family of four, I have been able to give my motives, actions, and surroundings more thought. God definitely has used these past months to reveal some "not fun" things about myself. I can get so wrapped up in my small world...keeping things together and running smooth that I lose sight of the gospel and frankly spending time with God. It is so easy to justify when your tunnel vision is for your family. After all, they need my love and vise versa. So I have been asking myself how do I balance it all in a way that would please God? My walk with God, my role as a mom, my role as a wife, friend, sister, daughter, and NEIGHBOR. The teacher/school counselor in me is passionate about giving 110% to my role as wife and mom because it has such a large impact on how my kids will choose to be. Nevertheless, there are others in the world too. One of my most favorite blogs is written by a lady named Jenn Hatmaker. She is an adoptive parent, writer, speaker, and author. She is such an inspiration to me but I catch myself reading her blog and then feeling awful. The comparing game starts. Wow...look at all she is doing for the kingdom and I doing so little. However instead of complaining to myself or trying to be someone I am not, I am choosing to take small steps. Maybe I can't go to Haiti on a mission trip right now, but maybe I can sponsor a missionary or child? A SMALL step but something outside my little world. Maybe I am not skilled at preaching the gospel to a room full of people like my twin bro...but maybe to my neighbor? I am rambling at this point. But I tend to give up trying if I can't accomish the "big" things. I think a lot of believers feel this way too. So my goal is to take small steps that lead to bigger steps. If you are interested in taking a small step...here is a great place to start: http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2012/10/10/my-heart-is-hot Consider sponsoring a child from Haiti through this awesome organization.