Family Time

… About that whole “seeking balance” thing… today is a great day! My wonderful mother-in-law came over this morning (with my sister-in-law… must give credit where credit is due) for breakfast and to hang out with my amazing mini-man while my big-man and I went to church together… on his crazy-fast GSXR-750 crotch rocket :D fun! I think ours is the only church that really should have bike parking. It’s starting to amass a following of leather-clad rocketeers who serve the Lord lol!

But again I digress… fun times. I haven’t been on his bike in quite a while. I’ve become a bit of a nervous nelly since becoming a mom over 2 years ago, but I guess that’s a God-given instinct: protecting your life. The mini-man thought it was very cool that mommy was getting on the back of daddy’s motorcycle. I think he wanted to come too, but there’s no way. He’s not riding until he’s at least 42.

So this afternoon we’re headed out to enjoy the sunshine by the pool, sipping cool beverages with friends while caked in SPF 50 and enjoying inflatable things filled with water and bits of grass and such… you probably know how it is. I will do my best to relax while running around trying to make sure the mini-man doesn’t fall in the in-ground pool, but instead sticks to the inflated variety. I should wear a hat.

The Power of Prayer

A couple of months ago I found a very cool website. It’s simple, but impactful. A great place to go to see your life isn’t as bad as you think it might be. A place to find inspiration. A place to find people all seeking the same thing: Dear-God.net.

Sometimes it’s only when we open up and share our struggles with others that we realise everyone has the same types of struggles. I’ll admit to being one of the first to submit to the belief that everyone around me seems to have it all together while I’m the only one madly juggling 26 different pieces of fruit in varying shapes and sizes. I suspect the reality is that all those people who seem to have perfect picket-fenced lives have something in their life that makes them as human as the rest of us.

Anyway… here’s another random thought brought on by my pastor’s sermon this morning (he’d die if he thought this came from him lol): I’m thinking of getting all of John 3 tatooed on my arm as a half sleeve. How’s that for a profession of faith? I dunno. I wonder if there’s a better chapter. I don’t suppose my arm is big enough for an entire book… okay, well maybe Galatians or something…