pictureless post link-up// giving myself grace
/**This link-up is now taking place on SUNDAYS!!**
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Time for Pictureless Post Link-up!
please feel free to join in if you want!!
I know there may not be many, if any, this first time...
but hey, I'm giving it a shot! :)
first of all, I know there are SO many link-ups out there
that we all LOVE to join up with,
and I've realized since I had this idea that there are several on Tuesdays...
SO...i think I will try and start doing this on Wednesdays instead!
{what do you think about that?
we will just see where this takes us,
but I'm hoping to inspire some of you to link up here!}
The point of this linky party idea
is to encourage us bloggers to
JUST WRITE.
with no worry or time put into the effort it can be to take, upload, organize,
edit, and pick the right pictures for your blog posts.
Just WRITE whatever is on your heart or mind to write.
It might just amaze you how fast it can come out...
uninhibited writing. unedited sharing.:
LIFE.
(read more about this link up here)
So for my first one, here goes.
{just writing to you today.}
I'll keep it short and sweet, since i already wrote that little "intro". :)
This week, today especially,
I have been struggling with and praying about
accepting grace for each day to look differently than I think it should or expect it to.
especially in my job as a mommy.
Like today,
my pregnant self was feeling very pregnant.
exhausted, stiff, hormonal, moody.
so instead of doing a craft, going to the library,
going to feed the ducks,
I just needed to lay, just rest.
take care of myself and this baby growing inside.
but I had to really tell myself that it was ok
to just turn the TV on her favorite show (The Fresh Beat Band)
and just sit.
{I did most of the sitting as you can imagine if you know my little busy-body.}
it took a lot of effort in my mind to not feel guilty.
that I wasn't "doing more" as her mommy,
or engaging with her like I usually do and want to.
This really could be a lot longer post,
but it's what it is for now.
just being real, honest.
I guess the point of sharing this,
besides just writing what's on my mind in this moment,
is to share that I so desire to be able to give myself grace
and be okay with just "being" sometimes.
I think the Lord knows that each day there are different needs,
for us, and for our children.
And I think that He extends grace to us
in the moment we need it.
And on top of that, I am trying to trust that He knows the
desires and needs of my daughter's heart,
and that even when Mama needs to rest,
her desires and needs will still be met.
He loves her too.
here's to accepting some grace today . . .
