You, me. This elephant walking away from a gorgeous sunset. I’d like to think that just a few minutes ago he/she was looking the other direction and pondering God’s incredible faithfulness, but that’s just me.
Here’s what I know. Last year was tough, as in I-don’t-really-want-to-talk-about-it, tough. I hope your year was better. I’m not saying there weren’t blessings in abundance. There were. God was there or I wouldn’t be here. But it wasn’t easy. It might be comparable to the Israelites leaving Egypt and adjusting to life in the desert craziness, but I still have a house and lots of food, so probably not.
Part of what made the year hard was that I came face to face with so many of my flaws. And idols. And there were a lot. Too many.
For starters I realized I was a subpar homemaker. But I learned a lot and have taken drastic efforts to amend that. Being forced to be home 99.99% of the time will do that. More on that another day.
I also realized how easy it is to want to just fade into oblivion, and escape in a book, magazine, movie, hobby–whatever rather than deal with what is right in front of me.
And apparently I’m a stress eater. So there’s that.
But here’s what I found out. Bible studies were the thing that kept me afloat. A dear friend suggested we start a Bible study via Zoom. I met some amazing women and it was a breath of fresh air. So after that study I led three others and participated in more.
It was my lifeline.
So here we are 13 months after you know what started. I’m back to exercising (from the safety of my home) and no longer making copious amounts of baked goods. I’m all in when it comes to the Word.
I’ll be sharing what I’m learning with you.
Thanks for being here. God bless you.
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