My word for 2013 is Focus. I have discovered that the more I focus on Focus, the more distracted I become. Safe to say that progress in this area is extremely slow at this point!
I have tremendous respect for truly disciplined people. I am not a disciplined person. Or, perhaps I have disciplined myself to not be disciplined. Which leads me back to focus... baby steps, Laurel, baby steps!!!
Spending time outside every day is vital to my happiness and well-being. I worked in the yard Saturday afternoon and felt more energized than I have for a long time. I need to remember this on those days when I am lacking the motivation to get out and do something.
Helping stuff grow gives me great joy. Plants, animals, children, grown-ups... Tending, nurturing, and creating just the right conditions for the potential in that "seed" to burst forth and do what it was created to do brings me such immeasurable satisfaction!
No matter how I'm feeling, coffee always makes everything better!
Lately I have been in a season of waiting. Waiting for a change in several situations. Waiting for our tax return. Waiting to feel better after battling a cold for the last two weeks. Waiting for friendship. Waiting for direction. Waiting for spring. Waiting for answers to prayer. I'm not very good at waiting. The temptation to try and fix or manipulate the situation is sometimes more than I can bear. But in this particular season, there are just too many things that are out of my control. And so, I am waiting. While I wait, I am meditating on this (from the Amplified, because I need all of those words today!):
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. ~Isaiah 40:31
Beautiful promises for an impatient girl like me.
But today I am the most excited about this going on just outside my front door:
Happy Monday!!!
