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Comment by Christy Eller on November 26, 2012 at 5:54pm

I love that post Danielle- same thing happens to me. There are times when I glance at Jesus sidelong, and see him waiting, like always. All I would need to do is slide forward for a hug, but I choose to suffer alone. Absurd :)

Comment by Danielle Boonstra on November 26, 2012 at 5:48pm

My ego really knows how to get me. I was having a relatively peaceful day and then right before I had to pick up my son from preschool I began to feel overwhelmed. It continued while I was driving, getting him from school until my daughter came home. And then trying to do homework with my daughter, feed my son while mentally listing off all the things I still have to do today I lost it. I had a mommy meltdown (not that it's different from any other kind of meltdown). It's so difficult to be gentle with myself when my unravelling is witnessed by my kids. 

The whole time that I was feeling overwhelmed I was aware of it, but for some reason I would not look at it with Jesus. I'm willing to now of course, and He tells me it's never too late.

Working on letting this all go...

xo

Comment by Wende Wylie on November 15, 2012 at 4:32pm

Agreed! Christy, your daughter is wise.

Comment by Danielle Boonstra on November 15, 2012 at 10:58am

I love that, Christy. So sweet and perfect. ♥

Comment by Christy Eller on November 15, 2012 at 12:47am

I was reading to my nine year old daughter this evening, and this came along: "My mother says no one is a pacifist at heart. At heart, we're all violent, raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists."

My daughter stopped me and said, "What? I think it's the opposite of that!"

:)

Comment by Christy Eller on October 22, 2012 at 12:46pm

Ah, Maureen, that is so lovely. The prodigal dragon slayer.

I had the feeling this morning that Jesus was saying to me- "Look at that crap you're holding onto! Why, oh why do you treasure it so? I'm up here... and so are you...it's beautiful up here."

Comment by Maureen Muldoon on October 22, 2012 at 3:20am

This is for the kids who love Dragons...

To My Dragon,

The only way I can see you as wrong, or unworthy or a dragon to be slain, is if I see myself as being these things first. But Peace waits patiently at the kingdom. She holds open the door and calls to us both.

"What the hell are you two doing out there? Have you gone mad? You'll freeze your asses off!"

Sometimes I am so busy slaying dragons that I can't hear Her. But when I fin

ally hit my knees and surrender and crawl back home, I am always welcomed and never judged.

There is a banquet and music and a warm fire. I look around the room, and you are there too! But you are no longer a dragon, and you are actually laughing about how you thought I was a mad woman trying to slay you and how I really had you fooled.

I shake my head and say "I am so sorry... I thought you were..." But before I can even finish you reach out and touch my hand... the very one that was ready to end you and you say "no worries, it never happened. Right?" And my heart wakes up and in a holy moment, we both get it and we are so over whelmed by Grace that we almost start to cry but instead...

We just laugh and laugh and laugh.

There is room around the warm fire for all of us... Put down your swords and come inside. ♥ ♥ ♥

Comment by Danielle Boonstra on September 26, 2012 at 9:42am

@Wende That really resonates with me....that our job is to demonstrate. Thank you so much!

Comment by Wende Wylie on September 26, 2012 at 2:25am

Any time you feel that what you are doing won't be accepted by the rest of the world, that's a good sign to keep doing it.

Our work is not to guide our children as if WE are the Holy Spirit, but to teach them how to connect to the Holy Spirit within themselves--by demonstration. God wants them to be happy, too!

Comment by Christy Eller on September 25, 2012 at 5:07pm

I have not been here much for the last couple of weeks- and of course, I return to find see exactly what I need.

I have been practicing this heart of Love with my own kids- especially my teenager. It is so obviously the Truth- but sometimes feels so backwards to the rest of the world, that I love to hear encouragement from others. Thank you so much.

You are all beautiful beyond measure-

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