Lets get back to our highway!!

I took a detour for a bit! Sorry! It happens!

Lets get back to Lane 2.  Now, just a refresher, for me, the 3 most important lanes in my HIGHWAY OF LIFE are Faith, Family and Career. Over the course of  really diving into what these lanes look like, I have found that my 2nd lane, Family, really should be called Home.  There are so many cars in this lane and I fear its impossible to drive them all at the same time!  But, society has said that today's woman CAN and WILL drive them all in order to be considered successful! No pressure there!

This week has been our first week in a VERY long time in which we did not have after work activities to attend to, which brings this lane to a snails pace. I feel like I could be driving along the beach, just absorbing the beauty of it all!  I have found myself just sitting around and not getting much done. The peace of it all is so welcoming!

But, enough of getting nothing done, this is MY time! My time to get into the groove of working out, of getting into my craft room and getting projects done, of getting remodeling projects done. The kids are on board and ready to entertain themselves for a few weeks and Jake just smiles at me! :)

So, in true normal fashion for me, I sat down and made a list of things to get done in these few short weeks and the list is MIGHTY long! I had one friend tell me that making a list overwhelms her and once she sees just how long it is, she gives up! I can't imagine finishing anything without a list! Just an example of two different thinking processes. Whichever one works for you, great!!

Now, before I jump into this mighty long list, I prayed that God would give me the courage, strength and knowledge to finish this list. Not to mention the funds! The list is a good two pages long! Thankfully, we have 2 weeks until school starts and several weeks until after school activities start up again. One of the big things on this list is to start the habit of getting into Gods word daily with my children.  It takes two weeks for an idea to become a habit. (I don't know where I heard that but it sounds good!) Now, I am in Gods word almost everyday but not with my children and I think its important to be there with them, to read with them, discuss it and answer any questions and see what questions they can come up with that I cant answer!

Two other things that are very important to me during this time is to start and keep up with working out several times a week and to work on friendships that have gone to the side of the road due to kids activities and summer activities!  Not only is working out important to me but also getting healthy. In high school computer class the teacher said "garbage in, garbage out" and that's the same concept with our bodies and I have been putting garbage in long enough! Time to clear the garbage. And I LOVE have friends! I think coming from a big family and always having people around has instilled in me a love for people, unlike Jake, who is great at being alone.

Ok, so my question for you today is this..... In this lane-in your Home life-what's important today?

Until next time,
God Bless!
Betty

My little man

Last night, I was trying to decide if I was going to go on my walk or not. I am trying to eat better and exercise more. But, none of my friends could go last night and I hate walking by myself.

Then, my little man, Brayden, jumped up and said, "I will go with you, Mom!" and off we went.

At first, we had our ear buds in and were both in our own little worlds. I watched him run ahead of me, bouncing his basketball and thought to myself, 'you are missing out on a great opportunity to talk to him'. So, I took my ear buds out and tapped him on the shoulder. He immediately took his out and we started to talk.

He talked about how there are two paths in life, a dream path and the other path. I asked him what he meant, he said the dream path is where you work hard to achieve your dreams and the other path is where you get arrested, do drugs, lose your job and other awful things.

I was quite impressed with this little guy and his thoughts so I probed a little more. I asked him what his dream path looked like and he explained that he just wanted to play basketball and be good. He doesn't know what all is in his dream path but he does know he wants to be good and work hard. My heart melted.

Then he started talking about his sister and how worried he is about her.  He explained that she doesn't want to work hard for her dreams but just wants them handed to her. He said anyone that doesn't want to work hard isn't going to get anywhere in life and will probably end up on the other path just because they are frustrated.  He asked how he could help her and what did I think.

Our conversation lasted the entire walk which was about 30-45 minutes. I know I didn't exercise as long or as hard as I should have but the time spent with this little man is priceless.

I am so honored that God loved me so much to give me this precious, amazing, incredible old soul. I pray I can return him to God filled with a love for God and for people.

Yesterday, I talked about what can I do today to fill my day and fill it with things that please God. Sometimes small conversations are huge.  Sometimes its a smile, a hug, a gift. Most times, its the little things.

Until next time,
God Bless
Keep your chin up, its easier to see Heaven!
Betty

Yesterday

I tried a new blogging app on my phone so that I can blog from anywhere but it didnt work out so well so... I'm back!!

Yesterday, my beautiful, sweet, kind, amazing sister drove 3 hours to come to my home and fry chicken for my son. Then she drove home 3 hours!  Brayden will only eat her fried chicken and I am sure he polished off nearly a whole chicken by himself!
But thats not what I want to touch on today.

In my last post, I wondered if we were meant to live in a world where every moment of our time is scheduled and I have been thinking about this a lot lately.

Usually, when I have a ton of things to get done, I take a few minutes and write them down and to the side I add how long it will take to get them all finished.  And, normally, I get them all done.

And then yesterday, Carolyn and I were talking about her dear friend who is on up in years and said she wakes up each day and says "how can  I fill today up?" What an amazing concept! But then, theres the next question, "How can I fill today up AND serve God?"  Are the things I am filling up today with pleasing to God?

What do I do today to please God? Does caring for my family please God? Of course it does!! Does working hard at my job please God? Of course it does! As long as the praise of having that job belongs to God.  I often look at what I did during the day and think, nothing on here is for God. I did not talk to one person today about God's love, I did not donate anything today or help any one less fortunate than myself  today but in reality, God has given me 3 jobs to do in this season of my life, and they are to be his loyal servant, be a humble, giving, wife and a strong, kind, mom.  I need to realize every day that I am not set to do GRAND things in this life but instead be a strong, steadfast, child of God. My life in this season is all about running my home and setting a strong Christian foundation for my children.

So, in closing, I will take another look at all the things that fit into Lane 2-Family and put them in order of importance.

Until next time,
God Bless!
Keep your chin up, its easier to see heaven!

Betty