Be Intentional

This is often said and most difficult to do. Our lives get so hectic, so busy that we always have something else to take us away from perhaps the greater work we have been called to do.

Between finishing the book, The Shack, a recent conversation with a friend, and Robb's sermon on Sunday at Vintage Fellowship, I realized something's gotta give. And it needs to be me. I realized, no matter what stage of life I'm in, I will always be busy. Life's next steps aren't going to slow down. I'll be trading in the hectic life of a graduate student for the hectic life of a professor (hopefully), a more attentive wife and family member, and eventually a mother.

So, what comes of all this thinkin'? I need to be more intentional in my relationships. It's time to put in more time. It's time to do some hard work. It's time to push past the hump of what's comfortable and stretch myself. It's time for me to mature and find a way to manage the whirlwind of my small myopic view in order to see what else and most importantly, who else in the world is around me. There is no greater way to strengthen my relationship with God than by also strengthening my relationships with the people around me.

Week Two Done!

I don’t know how long I can keep these titles up because really, I want the things I learn with WW to be on-going. When I reach my end goal which revolves around a specific weight goal, re-education, re-focusing the hierarchy of God and food, then I’ll be closer to where I want to be. And, let me tell you, tonight God was a cupcake. I’ve got a ways to go, especially since I only lost 1 pound this week.

Some of you know that Lent began last Wednesday. I’ve never participated in Lent before and recently struggled with the idea of giving something up since I am already involved in WW—which, while the motivation is to live healthier, it still feels like I’m giving something up (like aforementioned cupcake). After reading our church’s blog on Lent, I decided to give something up: my snooze bar. Part of the reason I have decided to do this is two fold. One, I want to explore Lent and see what it’s all about and what better way to do that then to actually participate by giving something up. I want to find out what it really means to participate and I want it to strengthen my relationship with God.

The second reason I want to pursue this is because every time I hit the snooze button, I regret it. I am a self-proclaimed slug. I hate getting up. It’s strange because I love being busy and I love getting things done, but the getting up out of bed, I never really latched onto that idea. So, the snooze bar, that’s a big deal. There are other things I should consider sacrificing, but right now, I’m just going to focus primarily on one.

Here’s a link to our blog on Lent. It’s pretty interesting: Blogging Lent.