The Jozen One

"We had to decide; do we let it go on further than is good and healthy for our family.. or no?" We determined that anymore time spent in that situation was ultimately not going to bring Glory to the Lord. It didn't matter what the situation was, who was right or who was wrong, whether or not there was spiritual abuse or disorganization..none of those things mattered... What mattered was this question, "Is staying in the situation going to bring Glory to God?" Our realization was that no, it would not. What's the point? God is faithful, He will place you where you are purposed. God is generous, He gives us the wisdom we ask for to make determinations about when and why to dust off those sandals and move on. God is patient, He will teach us again and again and again if that is what it takes. God is Good.

When I was a young mom, I was so very unaware of so very many things. Today, I am remembering all the times that I felt like I didn't get enough done. The weird anxiety that built up in me when I looked around the house and thought about what my husband was going to think when he got home. Surely he was going to think I just sat around and played blocks with the kids. No body knew how much time I spent cleaning up that awful weed bed in the front yard, how much effort it took to get 2 load of laundry into the washer between nap time, lunch time, pick up time, and errands. In hindsight all of that was super silly, he was never judgemental, and I was not that bad at life. Yet, that pressure was real! In the midst of it all, I would really be hard on myself about my home and my efforts. Particularly when I looked back over the week and could not remember what I had wasted so much time on! The practical solutions to what I was beating myself up for were these: Schedule hous...