On days like today...sitting in front of "the list" all of the little and big things that need to get done...I feel overwhelmed. Months ago, in a similar frame of mind, I decided to put make a different kind of list in my notebook, a list of all of the things that I do "do" in a days work. And when I read this list today, I am encouraged, my perspective shifts. And I realize that though many of the items on my list might not get accomplished today, or tomorrow or the next, my actions demonstrate and accomplish more than my crossed off to-do list ever could. May all of my "do's" be done with joy and thanksgiving, out of love.
***I recently downloaded lots of photos from our little point and shoot, most of them taken by Graham and Hannah Reece. Their pictures sure do capture reality in our home, the good the bad and the ugly (that would be my bed head and scrubby clothes! Ha!) so I'm adding in a few for fun.
Today I will...
cook
organize
conversate
pray
clean
list
serve
serve
remind
love
motivate
encourage
hurry
give
comfort
comfort
play
pack
remember
plan
record
engage
discipline
unpack
forget
relax
worship
abide
read
read
confess
nourish
exercise
regroup
correspond
bathe
cultivate
prepare
educate
drive
redirect
forgive
forgive
adore
and at the end of the night when my body falls into bed....I will rest.
1 comment:
Almost in tears!! What perfect timing from God as I just woke up and am getting ready, already feeling to-do list defeated, when I haven't even begun the day yet! Time for coffee and the Word. :)
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