I kept thinking this morning, as I was getting ready, what am I going to blog about today?
And as I kept trying to force my mind to come up with a brilliant idea, the only thought that kept repeating was, "what is on your heart today?" I tried to push that idea away many times, because there isn't just one thing on my heart, there are so many...
How could I even begin to narrow down all the things on my heart and mind today? But then I thought, why narrow them down? Why not share them? Because if we are honest with ourselves, we all have a lot on our minds and hearts and mental plates everyday!
Well, here's mine....getting in a walk today (which I have challenged myself to do daily, and haven't done for four days now), promoting the upcoming motherhood anthology "I Heart Mom" that I am a featured author in, which is coming out April 1st; continuing to work on my first nonfiction book, which includes publisher proposal, one sheet, new headshots, and more completed chapters to present to the publisher. Ugh.
And then there's family things, like single parenting for five days (when you are not used to that, it feels like a lot), finances, a very messy house, back pain, and so much more.
Okay, enough about me. Like I said, I feel really confident that my readers all have plenty on their hearts today (and most every day) too. So what are we to do about the sheer volume of thoughts and plans and chores and dreams that are on our hearts at any given time?
Psalm 26:2
Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind.
If I consider my overwhelming days, tests from the Lord, I tend to learn a lot from them! I don't know about you, but I definitely need occasional reminders of what is most important in life. Our overwhelmed schedules eventually force us to choose. To choose what to make time for, and what to let drop. To choose who to care for that day or week, and who can handle things on their own...
I find that these "tests" from the Lord, constantly cause me to "examine my heart and mind", and re-ground myself to the priorities that I have chosen in my life.
My priorities are things like, my children, my ministry, my church volunteering....
Take a moment to "examine your heart and mind", and refresh your priorities.......
Those priorities are likely treasures, the true and immeasurable blessings, that God has gifted you with.
Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
I believe that God wants us to search each morning, as to "What is on our hearts today"? But then,
as we prioritize in this crazy busy life, we must constantly and continually compare what is on our hearts, with where our "Treasures" in life lie.
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The points, in that lengthy list that is weighing on our hearts, where our treasures collide with the 'lists'; those are the blessings to keep on your heart and mind today.
Let's narrow down that list, one day at a time!
What's on your heart TODAY?
Hugs & Blessings to you all!
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Available April 1st!
A Motherhood Anthology, "I Heart Mom"
Motherhood... one word that can mean so many different things.
We have brought together 20 amazing authors who have shared their real experience with motherhood; their truth in the most honoring of ways.
Real struggles
Real sacrifice
Real-life situations
Get ready for the realities of realmotherhood to rock your world!
We have brought together 20 amazing authors who have shared their real experience with motherhood; their truth in the most honoring of ways.
Real struggles
Real sacrifice
Real-life situations
Get ready for the realities of realmotherhood to rock your world!
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