I AM DONE WAITING FOR PERFECT

I am done waiting for perfect!  I have been hindered for far too long. I have had moments of going after it, then fear grips me and I retreat feeling ashamed and scared.  NO MORE!

I will speak when you say to speak God.  If I did not hear you perfectly then humbly I admit it.  I will go and sit in your presence and try again. I won’t remain silent, I will not try to suppress your desire to speak through me. I won’t be afraid!

I am done comparing myself to other bloggers.  Waiting for every post to be perfect before I hit publish.  Lord I trust that you will take what I have said and minister to those that read it.

No, I don’t have a perfect life, a perfect head of hair, a perfect marriage or children that are always perfectly behaved.  But I serve a perfect God who is doing something BIG in me!

I am done

I am done

I am done dancing to the beat of your drum afraid that the beat that God has given me is not perfect enough.  

Today I shed the scale of fear clothe in perfection, I stick my head out and I am going after it.

I am going after my purpose with a tenacious grit.  No I am not perfect but the one who has called me is; and as I move in obedience, He is perfecting me!

Have you been waiting for perfect?  How has it hindered you from doing what God has called you to do?

Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.  Ecclesiastes 11:4 NLT 

Learning Alphabet & Scripture

Reading is fundamental; not an original thought I know, but it is true.  I want my children to cultivate a love for reading at an early age and it all begins with knowing the alphabet.  Today I am sharing a simple activity that accomplishes two objectives, learning the alphabet and the word of God.   This activity kept my four year old occupied for at least 30 minutes while I washed the dishes.  I loved that I didn’t have to stop and sit with him but we still had “together” time as I gave him different directives.  It was a win for the both of us.  The steps are below.

1. Get a printout for your child to trace letters A-Z
2. After she traces the letters, have her say each letter and the sound.
3. After she says the letter sound have her say things that begin with that letter.  If your child is a little more advanced you can have her make sentences with the chosen word.
4. Have her repeat the scripture that goes with the specific letter. Please visit this post, scroll down to the bottom and you will see my ABC scripture list.

Below is an example of applying the above steps for the Letter “A”

1. Ask her to point to the letter “A” on her sheet.
2. Ask her what sound the “A” makes.
3. Ask her to tell you some words that make the “A” sound.  You can go on and on with this step depending on how much time you need to buy and how attentive your child is.
4. Ask her to make sentences with the “A” words she mentioned.   You can extend this activity and make a story about the “A” words.  Again this is all about how much time you need and how attentive your child is.
5. Finally, have your child repeat the “A” scripture,  “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23.”
6. You can extend this activity by having her draw pictures of the “A” words she listed.

If you decide to try this, please leave a comment and let me know how it works out.  Happy Friday to you!

Round 2 of Whole30

I had the opportunity to present on the Whole30 program at the Purposely Created Advance last weekend.   I was so blessed by the many women who were willing to give the Whole 30 a try.  To those that were at the conference, welcome to my blog!   As mentioned in my session, I am willing to join you on this journey starting October 1st.   You can read my previous posts concerning the Whole 30  here  and here. If you are in need of some kitchen tips and recipes you can also visit this previous post and my Whole 30 pinterest board to get more ideas.  I also plan to upload some videos to my youtube channel by tomorrow.  Please leave a comment to let me know if you have already started the Whole 30 or plan to join the party on October 1st.