He chatters away early in the morning, telling me joke after joke. I had slept in longer than I wanted and not had my chai as soon as I wanted. So I desperately try to keep bleary-eyed crankiness at bay as I listen and {hopefully} kindly engage. I mentally re-read these words on grace:
How to Know Where Grace Lives
All the neighborhood kids want to hang out at the house where grace lives.
There is always enough for one more where grace lives…one more for dinner…one more to sleep over…one more hug…one more kiss.
You can see people dancing where grace lives.
You can hear things like “Please forgive me, I was wrong…You are my treasure…”
The eyes of the children where grace lives shine with joy and anticipation. They have not been wounded by impossible expectations. They have not been distanced by rejection. They have been embraced and accepted and loved.
The moms at the house where grace lives are just regular, everyday moms, but God lives inside them. By His power, they are becoming holy and righteous and good. They stumble but recover quickly. They make mistakes but say, “I’m sorry.” They get blown by the winds of heartache and adversity, but their hearts remain tender toward God.
Angela Thomas, Tender Mercies for a Mother’s Soul
Wherever this weekend finds you darlings, may you have enough for one more joke, one more story, one more Uno game. Not because of your own will, but because of God’s power flowing through you heart and soul. And if you stumble as I often do, may we both recover quickly knowing He lives inside us, and His grace reaches farther than we imagine. Let’s grab onto grace today, let it rule in our homes, and may we rest knowing He has us covered.
And the winner of Brooke’s Notes to Aspiring Writers is commenter no. 3, Cindy! Cindy, I’ll be in touch with specific instructions ASAP! Congrats to you and thanks to all who entered!
I so love this, Kristen! It’s my heart’s desire…and my joy that He, indeed, lives inside of me! I can do all things through He who gives me the strength.
We share more then the love of chi tea this was a encouragement to me thank you as i lean into him and try to show his love to my family!
Ooooooo! I came home from work and saw that I won Notes to Aspiring Writers! Thank you in advance! And thank you for your encouraging posts. This weekend we’re watching Hurricane Irene’s path and battening down the hatches. We’re outside Philadelphia but they’re calling for 5 to 10 inches of rain and wind gusts of 50+. Please pray for all the “east coasters” this weekend as we watch and wait through this storm.
Cindy, you’ve been on my mind as all others in the hurricane’s path. Many prayers for God’s safety and protection to you and yours. Keep us posted!
i love this reminder of why we are moms. of what we are called to as moms. and although i feel worn out from a week at work, i will enjoy every minute of both of my boys actually at home with nothing else to do because it is slipping away so fast.