Do you ever feel overwhelmed by how fast life goes? A moment will happen that I have so much love for and I find myself already feeling sad for when the moment will pass and it'll just be a memory. It's wild because some days and weeks go slow and then you look back and wonder how you've already been graduated from high school for 10 years, or how your baby is already a toddler and bossing you around, lol.
Having a child makes the time go by even faster. I'm someone that loves to savor the good days....I'm an old soul at heart and always have been. I've always preferred to skip the parties to stay home in my cozy jammies, watch a feelgood movie with my favorite treat, and just be thankful for the simple moments that bring me so much comfort, warmth, and joy.
Having a child forces me to fight for those moments even more. Not the quiet and alone moments (while those are a struggle too lol), but more like I can feel the time passing by so fast and I can't get it to slow down (weird huh) and have more moments where I stop and savor it all. Maybe it's just this season that's busy, but something that seems to always be true (even though I try to prevent it ツ) is that life always gets busier.
This has probably been on my mind a lot lately because this summer has been SO GOOD, but also so busy. I've been on a lot of trips, and we added a puppy to our wild clan! I love it and it's also been a bit crazy all at the same time, lol.
With all of that to say, I find myself longing for days to go slower and more moments to savor. I don't want to take away all of the beautiful blessings I have today, but it feels like they naturally come with more responsibilities and more things to "fit in the day", you know? Just me?
I've been reading a book called Fervent recommended by the lovely Micaela, that's been such a perfect read for me right now about specific and strategic prayer. It reminds us that it's easy to forget how prevalent our real enemy is and how he's always looking for a way to sneak into our lives and get a stronghold on us. He's out to get us in our families, our passions, our relationships, our focus, and so much more. It's been helping me reflect/realign on how we are in a real spiritual war with him that is won through prayer and God's armor. The enemy loves when we're busy and when we don't even realize how another 10 years has flown by and we're doing the same things.... In an attempt to extinguish the enemies fiery darts at me and my family, I'm hoping to be more intentional about not letting life slip by regardless of how busy it gets, and being more strategic about how I pray proactively.
All of these things we have....children, a home, a husband, a family, they're all such undeserved blessings and we know God has a plan to use them all for our good. So how do I make sure that I continue to use all these blessings for God's glory and to grow closer to Him? How do I stop feeling like there's never enough time in the day? I want to always be bringing heaven down, and not bringing hell up.
I have so much growing to do on this topic, which is why I'm asking you for your thoughts. But here's what I've been thinking about lately....
When we're given more responsibility, doesn't it usually point out the spots where we need to mature and grow? It almost helps us focus more on the most important things in life. Maybe it's good for us?
In the book Fervent, the author writes, "But these endeavors and hobbies and accumulated possessions of yours are meant to bring joy, to enhance relationships, to develop your gifts, to swell you with His blessing and contentment." Ohh that's good. I see that with my child. He's brought me closer to Jesus, and closer to my husband. He's also grown me in patience, nurturing, and selflessness. And he brings so much joy and laughter to our lives. The true ultimate blessing. And while I do miss all the extra time I had, I wonder if I was really doing anything worthwhile with all that extra time, or just binging on Gilmore Girls for the 11th time (not that I'm against a good binge sesh, but is there such a thing as too much free time)?ツ Maybe God's onto something here.
I find myself craving slowness in this life, and I often think that might be the whole point.
I'm curious and wanting to lean into the sabbath more.
I'm documenting my life more and wanting to remember it better.
I'm reflecting on how I need to mature.
I'm wanting to steward my child well and it's making me want to steward my own life well to be a good example.
It might been easier to have slower days when I was younger, but I don't think I realized the depth of how much I love and need them until I had more "life" under my belt. It's a deeper longing that's causing me to not want to rush the days, enjoy as much of each day that I get, and soak up as much of this life that I possibly can. And more responsibilities also often come with a deeper dense of love, gratitude, and joy for this life that I think is really good for me.
So I come to you with a question this week partly because I'm curious, and partly because I'm looking for guidance on how you do this in your life....how do you keep savoring the good things in this life and keep living a slow and intentional life?
Much love and I'm rooting for you,
Brittany ♡
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