There have been many-a-times when I've started a new hobby.
I wanted to be a scrapbooker for a while... then I realized that I'm really really bad at it. I love ALL the pictures and want to put the ALL on the page... and that turns out looking overly crowded and really bad! My 2 scrapbooks that I've done are horrible! I would let you look, but you would have to promise to never laugh! On top of that, it takes copious amounts of time to get it all layed out. Find the RIGHT stickers. The RIGHT paper. The RIGHT catch phrase for each page and I ran out of time. So..... it sits in a closet somewhere. May some day I'll pick it back up (When I forget how bad I am at it.....)
I have tried to be a guitar player quickly learning about 4 songs from my husband. Then Asher got a bit bigger and I just ran out of time. I still have a guitar sitting next to me... calling my name. I can't remember any of the chords I learned, nor how to play the 4 songs I learned.... But I do have a guitar so maybe I'll be more apt to pick it up. But when do I have the time to strike out some chords?!?!
I've tried to be a blogger... but as you can see am lacking in that department as well. I'm not a great writer, but more importantly I do NOT have time... Nor does enough happen in my life I feel is note worthy... So it kinds slips to the side.
I want to badly to be crafty and sew things and make things for the house. Pinterest has got me on FIRE for craftiness. But my crafts kinda turn out as if a 5 year-old did them. Plus... I don't have the time to find all the materials and put it together. By the time that happens it's out of style or I no longer want to do it/like it.
Reading..... oh how many books do I have that are stacked up on my night stand. I have no time to read them. I barely get my devotional in before I go to bed. I read it quickly and say a quick prayer before I drift off into sleep.
Where does the time go?
With kids and being a working mom.... is it possible to have time for such things as a hobby?!?! Maybe you struggle with the same thing.... Let's hear it!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
In and Out
It is ridiculous how long it has taken me to get up on this thing and jot a few things down. I've been sitting on some good thoughts (or at least I think they're gems...) but haven't had the "time" to do it. I think that should be a part of my new years resolution... to get on this thing a couple weeks a month to fill your head with craziness... haha!
Anyway, wanted to get this one out... so here it goes!
Been reading this fantastic mother's devotion called "Out of the Spin Cycle" by: Jen Hatmaker. I absolutely love the devotion, but more importantly... I've fallen in love with Jen's writing and her way of putting things. They are so down to earth it is refreshing. If you don't have a study to do, and want one, get it...
ANYWAY, one of the devotions is about good in and out. It's based on the Matthew verse that talks about the people that put in good, good comes out. But the people that put in evil, evil comes out. It's such a simple concept, but so easily looked over by us. What we put into our lives, is the very thing that comes out on our husbands, children, family, friends, and even those we don't really know. You gotta put good in to get out!!! Some things I thought about, that we can all look at to see if we're really putting in good these days:
1. Friendships. Who we spend most of our time and energy with are going to sway us. If we have good friends that help us, pray for us, and encourage us in our life.... that comes out in how we treat those friends and others. If we have friends that are negative and choose to do wrong things on a constant basis... that too will rub off on us, and we will become that (in a sense).
2. Music. I LOVE music.. I love pretty much all music. I'm one of those people that even listens to songs for a good running beat, or because they are fun. Mostly these days I've opted to listen K-Love. I love the songs, and it fills my head with good things.
3. TV. This is where I struggle the most. I'm a lover of CRAPPY shows. I love watching the drama unfold. It's hilarious. I'm better about it now (because I don't have much time to watch TV, if at all), but I still need to work on how I'm filling my head with such horrible stuff.
4. Time. Fill your time up with what these days? What we spend our time and money on the most, there our heart will be also.
Good in and good out. It's a simple message tied to so much to work on isn't it? You don't have to live in a box not exposed to the world and all that it has to offer. But, you do need to really take a think about what you're really putting in to see what is really coming out. When you're starting a diet again or looking at why those pants don't fit anymore the best thing someone can tell you is to write everything you eat down. What about doing that with your time and efforts. How are you spending that time? Where DID the day go?? Write it down and see if there is any fat that can be cut out of the diet to make more room for the good stuff.
Good in... Good Out
Bad in.... Bad Out
Anyway, wanted to get this one out... so here it goes!
Been reading this fantastic mother's devotion called "Out of the Spin Cycle" by: Jen Hatmaker. I absolutely love the devotion, but more importantly... I've fallen in love with Jen's writing and her way of putting things. They are so down to earth it is refreshing. If you don't have a study to do, and want one, get it...
ANYWAY, one of the devotions is about good in and out. It's based on the Matthew verse that talks about the people that put in good, good comes out. But the people that put in evil, evil comes out. It's such a simple concept, but so easily looked over by us. What we put into our lives, is the very thing that comes out on our husbands, children, family, friends, and even those we don't really know. You gotta put good in to get out!!! Some things I thought about, that we can all look at to see if we're really putting in good these days:
1. Friendships. Who we spend most of our time and energy with are going to sway us. If we have good friends that help us, pray for us, and encourage us in our life.... that comes out in how we treat those friends and others. If we have friends that are negative and choose to do wrong things on a constant basis... that too will rub off on us, and we will become that (in a sense).
2. Music. I LOVE music.. I love pretty much all music. I'm one of those people that even listens to songs for a good running beat, or because they are fun. Mostly these days I've opted to listen K-Love. I love the songs, and it fills my head with good things.
3. TV. This is where I struggle the most. I'm a lover of CRAPPY shows. I love watching the drama unfold. It's hilarious. I'm better about it now (because I don't have much time to watch TV, if at all), but I still need to work on how I'm filling my head with such horrible stuff.
4. Time. Fill your time up with what these days? What we spend our time and money on the most, there our heart will be also.
Good in and good out. It's a simple message tied to so much to work on isn't it? You don't have to live in a box not exposed to the world and all that it has to offer. But, you do need to really take a think about what you're really putting in to see what is really coming out. When you're starting a diet again or looking at why those pants don't fit anymore the best thing someone can tell you is to write everything you eat down. What about doing that with your time and efforts. How are you spending that time? Where DID the day go?? Write it down and see if there is any fat that can be cut out of the diet to make more room for the good stuff.
Good in... Good Out
Bad in.... Bad Out
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