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m it but i see it there in front of me and i take each little step i can toward that goal and i hope that tomorrow and in the days after that i can reach the people around me with a more accurate sketch of who they are in the eyes of god and who they are in the eyes of at least one person who loves them the tragedies of the last few days in boston and here in texas are sobering reminders that we don t have all the time in the world now is the most sure opportunity maybe as the church we could be known not as those who draw sketches with pointed fingers where imperfections and flaws are magnified and focused upon in great detail but we could be the artist s mirror reflecting back to them the stunning portrait of who they are in the eyes of jesus you are beautiful you are loved the way he has made you puts me in awe of his master skills may i mirror to you the way he loves you share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized being desperate together breeds hope posted on march 7 2013 by critzcl 1 sorry i didn t get this posted last night i put everyone s names in a website randomizer and it gave me a winner for a copy of desperate but you ll have to wait until the end of this i would really encourage the rest of you to order your copies soon and maybe order a second one to give to a mommy friend there is no way that too much hope can be spread in our mothering journey never let satan convince you that you are alone your heavenly father is there to walk every step with you there are other mommies who may be doing things differently but can still have great heart and understanding for where your journey has taken you and i am finding more and more that there are always other mommies closer than you might think who will have situations extremely similar to your own as sally says in this book in almost every situation where she found community and hope and togetherness it was because she started something she reached out she drew others to herself but in order to do that there has to be something inside of us worth giving and never equate ease of situation ducks in a row or having it together with something worth giving those who give the most often give it out of their deepest heartaches or their greatest need it is a crazy thing the way life works when we feel the most need if we will reach down to our core cry out to god and focus on giving rather than getting the most amazing things begin to happen john v and i were reading about david livingstone in school this week as we studied the continent of africa and different cultures and missionary efforts that have gone into reaching god s beloved people there one story was about livingstone surviving a lion attack that came very close to killing him and greatly damaging his ministry effort yet it led to him meeting the wife who shared his difficult calling the story talked about thankfulness even when situations are difficult i told john v that god is always at work always doing miracles always working for us the question is never if he is at work but are we truly looking with eyes that are open he is not working for our comfort and our ease not for our glory or success for so much more for the part of us that will still be there when all this is gone the part of us that completely unbelievably comes out of him the part of us that is his breath of life breathed into us creating us to bring him glory that can be done anywhere everywhere in any situation that romans 8 verse we quote so often comes in the middle of a passage about suffering and we know that in all things god works for the good of those who love him who have been called according to his purpose an amazing promise unfortunately we use it in a way sometimes that makes it seem as if he s promising to work for our good in the way we want a few verses before though is this one that gives me chills all over i consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us for the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of god to be revealed take a moment to let that sink in think about the greatest suffering you have ever experienced the way it shakes us to our core threatens to crack our foundations drives us to shaking fists or bent knees or both but those sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us the overwhelming magnitude of those sufferings the way they alter our lives forever they don t even belong in a sentence with the glory he will reveal in me the most difficult things we ever do reap the greatest rewards are you desperate today fall on your knees and worship the one who turns desperation into glory not through a pinterest worthy house or a beautiful nutritious meal or a bible study led to perfection just through his beautiful ravishing grace mamas he is enough for you today tomorrow next week next year and even more importantly to us he is enough for them for those little hearts who have no idea how much their mamas want to do it right who don t know how many nights we cry over the quickly said harsh words or wasted moments or over how we just can t be the mom they need but we can and we will the precious blood of jesus was not shed so we could give up and coast through in survival mode stay with your romans 8 friends what then shall we say in response to these things if god is for us who can be against us he who did not spare his own son but gave him up for us all how will he not also along with him graciously give us all things who will bring any charge against those whom god has chosen it is god who justifies who then is the one who condemns no one christ jesus who died more than that who was raised to life is at the right hand of god and is also interceding for us who shall separate us from the love of christ shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword as it is written for your sake we face death all day long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered no in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us for i am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons neither the present nor the future nor any powers neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of god that is in christ jesus our lord i don t know about you but i need some kind of shield sword and a flag to wave right now let me at it there are different kinds of death that we face one kind is physical death that comes all at once and this life is over and we act like that is for martyrs in other countries and praise god that s not us but i would contend that the question is not if we are called to death i believe he calls us all to death a death to ourselves i m pretty sure what was good enough for my jesus is good enough for me and if that s where he wants me to follow him this girl s going and that may look like a missionary in a leper colony or david livingstone pushing through uncharted africa or it may look like me scrubbing my toilets and choosing not to yell at my kids this morning it may look like me swallowing my needs and meeting the needs of my husband it may look like not pushing through school work but listening to every little idea and bunny trail that comes out of my son s mouth so that he gets really heard while he s learning and processing and we catch up on something insignificant in the grand scheme of things tomorrow it may look like nothing about me seeming very impressive on the outside but nothing s gonna separate me from that love and i m going to give that love to these babies if i give everything i have in the process and if no one else in the world understands it you are not alone mama you are not alone jesus is at the right hand of god interceding for your family chills and more chills we are not called to make it we are called to be more than conquerors the last thing in the world that the enemy wants is for mamas to wake up if he can keep us discouraged focused elsewhere distracted deflated then he s in good shape otherwise i promise you there is some serious sweating happening down there why do you think being a mom is so stinkin hard why do think it drains life force and makes our knees bloody because it is a battlefield and i don t want to be caught sleeping on my watch let s fight for these babies and for our hope and we can do it together grab your bible grab that book grab a friend do the reaching out and watch god surround you with the hope that comes from doing this together oh and kristen d watch for your package share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in motherhood desperate posted on february 27 2013 by critzcl 13 people who know me very well know that i have a few things that it doesn t take much to get me excited about well maybe it s more than a few things but that s okay right in no particular order some would be jesus john babies children teaching family friendships natural health related topics like essential oils good fats and fermented foods reading jane austen chocolate homeschooling the muppets dean jones era disney movies beth moore bible studies goats screaming hiking with my family beaches mountains cooking baking travel writing history the marx brothers houses with cool slides in them tiny ballerina girls baby animals i at no point promised this list would make any sense did i i generally don t make ridiculous promises like that anyway right in that list for the last few years has been my passion for all things sally clarkson i started going to her conference two years ago and it completely blessed the socks off of my year in a 24 hour period i became a better woman a better mother a better daughter of the king she has a heart full of love and grace for mothers she shares from her experience she avoids formulas and embraces the spirit s leading she shuns criticism and better than thou mentalities and welcomes all broken weary hurting moms to the foot of the cross i love her she s been around since my mom was having my siblings and has blessed thousands of women with her message of the heart of motherhood please read her blog please go to her conference next year please buy all her books and share them with your friends i do not recommend things lightly i am sure she will bless you because she does not call you to follow her perfect picture of motherhood but instead calls your attention to the gentle ways of jesus you leave time spent with her more in love with your lord your role as a woman and your family one of her most urgent messages is that women must not fall into the trap of aloneness we are created for community for encouragement for older younger and same stage women to walk this journey beside us it is a true dilemma in this age of more far away friends than ever before and less heart to heart friends than a pioneer woman in the middle of a deserted prairie yes you can read that in your dolly parton voice i did sally s latest book was co written with a young mom and is perfect for the stage many of my friends and i are in today when you read the title you will understand and if you have a child who wrote in permanent marker on your wall stashed apple cores in his closet didn t sleep through the night last week decided to cry every time he had to write sentences randomly concluded that biting everyone in his acquaintance was acceptable behavior melted into a sobbing puddle because her brother touched her forgot to brush his teeth for a week fill in the blank with other unimaginable options etc etc etc this requires your yul brynner voice from the king and i then you will also want to read this book p s please do not assume any of those things have ever happened to me p p s but they have enter the book desperate told you that you would immediately want to read it you want to read this i am resisting another voice instruction get a group of your friends together to discuss the questions at the end of each chapter and watch the video of sally and sarah mae you can access from the web read their blogs and be encouraged if you ve never read any of sally s books before comment on this post and tell me why you want to read this book what needs do you have as a mom and how could you be blessed by knowing you re not alone in your desperate state in one week i will do a random drawing from the people who post and send you a free copy of the book so share this with your friends and maybe it will be you if it s not you maybe one of your friends will be met exactly where she is by sally s caring spirit and sarah mae s genuine transparency either way it s a win and if you re the only one who comments well then you have a 100 chance of getting the book i want more and more women to begin hearing this kind of mothering message and if i can do some tiny spreading of the word then i want to do my little part we are not enough god most definitely is and he will meet you right where you are share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized beautiful mess posted on january 25 2013 by critzcl 2 i m not sure i even know how to respond to the outpouring i have received since my last post i was just a tired mommy sitting in front of a computer screen at 1 00am pouring out my heart the way i felt god was calling me to do and since then over 3 500 people have read those words while those may be common numbers for many bloggers they are not for this mommy writer for sure thank you for taking the time to listen to my heart thank you to the hundreds of people who have passed it on to others i pray with every share that my letter gets closer and closer to the woman or women for whom god had me write that note that night i am grateful that i can do my small part and then trust him to use you to do all the complicated parts of reaching others thank you to each and every person who has reached out to me with encouragement in my writing your stories of your own miscarriages those you ve known who have struggled through abortions or your excitement that someone put your feelings into written words have blessed me more than i can say it s hard to explain the nervousness i felt the other night posting it was very personal it was my story and also my heart and passion for a group of women who are hurting a part of me wanted to hold it inside and not lay it out there for everyone to see and read and possibly critique or instead of being blessed become offended by my words it s a highly volatile topic 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