As we journey together “let us think of ways to motivate one another in acts of love and good works”(Hebrews 10:24 NLT)

I get asked all the time….HOW DO YOU DO IT?

Home

Time with God

Husband

Ministry 4 kids 8 and under….that doesn’t  sound nearly as bad as four kids five and under!  Yep that was me, not all that long ago.

2 dogs

Crafty things

Gardening

Blogging…..

And the list goes on and on and on!

I have gotten a lot of criticism over all I juggle….and sometimes I drop one of those balls.  This past year it was definitely the blogging ball that got dropped!  But this year, I have found new resolve!   So. I have planned most weeks to blog four days a week and writing 2-3 blog posts each of those days.  That’s hard work, but I. Love. It!

This pasy year, I struggled so much in balancing everything I had to do, and routine? Ha! It was such a trial!

But as I headed into this New Year, I wanted  to revamp how I looked at my goals and life in general!

And a big part of that for me is Purpose! Why I do what I do!

So since blogging is fun for me (and writing in general) I need to make sure all the other not-so-fun stuff is done first!

You know like

Cleaning toilets

Washing widows

Dusting

Laundry

Dishes

Yeah Those not-so-fun things!  But when those are done I reward myself with time to write (usually after the kids are in bed!) 

BUT over the last few weeks I have become even more creative in taking advantage of waiting times.  Most people might  dwell on the fact that they can’t drive….most of the time not me!   There are quite a few pluses, but one of them that is a huge blessing to me is sometimes a large amount of wait time.  

A great example was this past Thursday. I had a dentist appointment, my hubby had to drop me off early, so I had 40 minutes before my appointment and then another hour afterwards.  In that time I whipped off 5 blog posts!  And this morning I wrote half a blog post in the five minutes my hubby had to run into the bank to pay our mortgage!.

If I have no pending writing I will read!   I think one of the biggest things that has helped me to use my time in this way is my tablet.  We got it a couple of years ago when I was struggling with massive migraines due to having to get too close to the screen because of my visual impairment.  Most of my currently reading list is contained to my tablet, along with notepad/blogging app so if I don’t have a wi-fi connection it still saves all my work until I do!  

So when it comes right down  to it, it really depends on what works best for you.  I have found what works best for me.  Yep, I have had to be creative but it is TOTALLY worth it!  Hopefully I haved spur your thoughts!

So if I could make any one of my dreams come true with out facing any roadblocks, what would that dream be?

Oh boy! I could use this, more often then not!

But I think for this once, I will go with my long time dream (since college) of being published. Whether it is writer’s block, dealing with publishers or whatever comes in the way. The funny thing is you never know what those roadblocks are or will be until you run into them head on. So that my friend’s would be my dream of choice…..nothing big, or flashy!

I was asked “if I could only share one piece of advice with my children, what would it be?”

Wow talk about a loaded question…..and a daunting one at that!

We after two weeks of pondering this question, and sorting through all the “short immediate answers”. I have come up with one that I feel covers it all.

You see every single piece of advice that popped into my head was a verse from the Bible. Whether it be one that encouraged me during a particularly rough time in my life, or one that refocuses my intentions on a daily basis. One that points to the importance of our relationship with Jesus, or how great our God is. I didn’t want leave any of these things out….or all the amazing things in between!

So, here it is…as simple as it seems, and yet still so deep.

The Bible is the only book you will ever need. It God’s instruction book for your life, so read it, re-read it, and re-re-read it. Cherish it. Protect it. Memorize it. Study it. Internalize it. Learn about Jesus through it, and commit your life to it’s words. Learn how much God loves you through it’s pages. Let it words change you. Know that Jesus died for you….accept it, embrace it, live it! If you have nothing else in this world, have a Bible for in it’s pages are the secrets to eternal life, true joy, true peace, and unconditional love!

What about you? What is the one piece of advice you would share with your kids?

……(this one makes me smile). Is a time machine.  No joke.  I LOVE history…..and would love nothing more to jump from one time period to the next.  One minute hearing Martin Luther king Jr, deliverer his ” I have a dream” speech to watching William and Orville wright fly for the first time.   

But it goes far deeper than that.   I would love to see Jesus feed the five thousand, healing the sick, and caring for those who needed it!  And we can go back even further and watch the Red Sea being parted, the 10 commandments being brought down from the mountain and watching David kill Goliath.   

I wouldn’t want to change history…..everything that has happened to date has happened for a specific reason, and will continue to do so.  That’s another thing, I have no desire to go to the future.   But can you imagine lunch with Mary Todd Lincoln .  

  Or witness historical events that changed the world.  More or less I think I would like my own personal imagination station like that of John Avery Whittaker’s in Adventures in Odyssey!   I don’t want to get in the way of history, just witness it!