I wrote all of that to write this. Sometimes you find little nuggets of goodness in the places you least expect...almost like the flakes of coconut that I mixed in my cookie batter this last time...it just shows up out of nowhere and puts a smile on your face. Anyway this morning, and I mean early this morning, when I was feeding Selah I was reading verses on the computer to include in "daddy's" note (we...ahem...I...always write Corey a note to put in his lunchbox...see? Nuggets of goodness!) and I stumbled across this blog via Pinterest. I read an awesome post about parenting (you should all go and read it right now...it reminds me of my childhood...and beats to the rhythm of the same drum as yesterday's post) and next thing I know I'm blog-hopping (for those of you who are like me, this can happen very quickly...and before you know it, you wonder how you got there).
Anyway, the blogger is Lara Casey (she does a bunch of other cool things besides blogging...so check her out) and she writes a lot about making life happen. This means a lot to me. We get so caught up in our everyday "stuff", we often times lose sight of what God has for us....what He wants from us. I love how she wrote about being still....I feel like God has been placing that thought in my mind for at least the past year....it's actually one of the reasons we named our daughter Selah Evangeline...to pause and think about the good word/message.
With that being said, I am a list maker. I make lists for EVERYTHING....so of course I would love the fact that she is inspiring people to make a "clear" list for the month of October. I encourage you to go read the full post and challenge you to make a list too. While Lara asks that you share your lists with her, I'd love to see the lists you all make too. There is no better way to love than to lift up others!
In the meantime, here is something to make your eyes happy...Isn't she adorable?