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Me and my hubby at the harbor right before some really amazing seafood. Mmmmm…shrimp! Still dreaming about those buffalo shrimp.
Only speak words that make souls stronger.
— I may not be a mom, but this blog always has the most thoughtful posts about thankfulness, love and Christ. And this “Happy Mom Manifesto” is no different.
Posted May 15, 2012 at 8:32pm
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found a husband/wife team at the farmer’s market with the prettiest flowers from their farm. I’m in love with these and their pretty place on our new “coffee table.”
…that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
— Hebrews 2:14b
Hebrews. 2.
Representative - Hebrews 2 talks about Jesus as older brother, representative, pioneer/founder and high priest. Jesus is all those things. Hebrews 2 is a beautiful reminder of how Christ accomplished for us salvation - freedom from the slavery of being afraid of death. It says that Jesus was flesh and blood like us and perfected salvation through suffering - to defeat death and the devil.
And in all those different roles, He’s my and our representative. He advocates to the father for us and he suffered so I wouldn’t have to die.
I love New Girl. Don’t tell me you don’t. And here’s a reason why: Schmidt.
Hebrews.
Our small group is starting to study Hebrews. I never have really known much about this book, except for Chapter 11 - the “By Faith” chapter and one that I have turned too when I have doubted. Today, I started with Chapter 1 and was struck by the richness of language and many reminders of Jesus as King. My hope is to post every week another piece of scripture that God used to touch me. And I hope it is an encouragement for anyone who reads this (and for me when I re-read this years from now).
pavement
A friend of mine who is a mom posted an article on being a mom - she said it was funny, so I read it (even though I’m not a mom yet). As I read it, and laughed out loud in several parts, I had this moment of appreciation - for my friends who have gone before me in life’s milestones. Getting married. Buying a home. Having a child. Being a mom. They’ve paved the way. This article was an honest reflection of how hard it is to be a mom - women who regretted giving up their careers and sharing their frustrations that were funny and real (one excerpt being: “I kiss my young teenager good-bye in the morning as she leaves for school, rising above the hormone-fueled snarling and histrionics. Then I close the front door and flip her off, with both hands.” Here’s the full article) and I appreciate that I have honest women in my life who have paved the way with their honesty and hilarity.
Because of that honesty, I walked into marriage knowing it was going to be work. Knowing that I would need to look to Christ for my identity and value and I would need a heck of a lot of help not being selfish and shutting my mouth once in awhile.
Now, several of my friends have children or about to give birth (literally). And I am so thankful for them. In a way, it lets me learn from their mistakes and gives me a healthy dose of reality.
