Dare to Live Your Life

Dare To Life Your Life

"If you long to live a life of excellence,                                                                         

overflowing with love and perpetual happiness,                                                                                                              

do so boldly, bravely and enthusiastically!                                                

Be tenacious in your endeavor.                                                                                

Face down your fears and be set free!                                                                                  

Dare to live your life...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

If you long to live an extraordinary life,       

purposeful, passionate and blessed beyond measure.     

Live selflessly,                                                                                                                     

Love unconditionally.                                                                                                    

Laugh loud and often.                                                                                                                

Learn to see the beauty in the simple things of life.                                              

Dare to live your life...

If you hope to live your life to its fullest potential                                                            

Walk with the Spirit,                                                                                                             

Live by the Word.                                                                                                                             

Be an inspiration!                                                                                                                             

A living example of goodness and gentleness                                                                          

all the days of your life...                                                                                               

Dare to live your Life...              

Dare to love your life...

                            John S.  2014

This poem was written by my dad, your grandpa. Let it always serve as a reminder of how I hope you will live. In raising Kingdom Kids, my prayer is that you will always seek God's will for your life, live it boldly, loudly, wildly and without fear. You were created for such a time as this! Dare to LIVE your life!

#1 of 15 in 2015

As the white space has increased out of sheer desperation for a life well lived, phrases and quotes scream out to me as I stumble upon them in my wandering.  This weeks's chapter about Mary's endurance made me reflect on: am I praying about it more than I am talking about it?  I love when the Holy Spirit speaks to me.  I love when I am still and quiet enough to hear him!  This statement alone, gave me pause and I have committed my person to prayer, rather than speaking of the situation he or she is involved in.

In my Love God Greatly, morning email study, led by a dear friend, this sentence screamed at me from my inbox.  I had been pursuing satisfaction from the world instead of finding sufficiency in my Savior.  How long was that my truth?  I'm so thankful to God for seeing the error of my ways, for turning my gaze upon Him instead and His filling me with unspeakable joy to live a well intentioned life.  I'm grateful he shifted my focus and redefined my idea of success.  Raising kingdom kids could be my greatest achievement ever.  This is enough!  And it's a reminder I need often because I tend to backslide in my thoughts, that I have to have a job to contribute monetarily to our family.

Ann Voskamp, of a Holy Experience caught me with. . ."And because the way you live your ordinary days is what adds up to your one extraordinary life, "  All of these mundane moments counts.  Every. Single. One.  These moments are intricately woven together to make the fabric of my life.  Just as I was knitted together in my mother's womb, and God knew the plans He had for me from the start, every moment matters in the totality of my life.  And my one desire is to live it well and to live it for HIm, raising children who will continue the mission.

In other news, I have committed myself to 15 date nights for 2015.  Due to babysitting, nights out alone are super hard to come by, but this year the kids are older and we have to do it for us.  We need to stay connected.  We need to stay focused on the child raising.  We need to be in constant prayer about the journey. . .together.  So last night, we kicked off our first date with a Mighty Ducks hockey game.  It was a shut out, with great seats we were gifted from a friend and we had a nice time together.  The drive to and from was filled with conversation and I'm so thankful for my husband who is willing to invest in this marriage as much as I am.

Date #1 of 15 in 2015