Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Beauty from Ashes

Hi!  I'm trying to get back {here}...there's just so much going on right now.  So much I'm trying to sort through.  Luckily, I have super human powers....  You know, the ones where somehow you manage to keep it together when all around you everyone is falling apart.  Feeding off of each other's falling apartness!  No, you haven't experienced that.  Lucky you!!

And there's a name for it, by the way.  A name for being the glue that holds everyone together.  I believe they call it being a wife & mommy.  It's an amazing life to live being that wife & mommy, but dear sweet Lord, where is the relief?!  And really I'm not the glue...He is.  And by He, I mean Him!!

You know....  The One who speaks quietly in the darkest of days and tells me there is a plan.  A plan in the pain.  And I choose to believe and I choose to breathe and I choose to be.

Even when it hurts.



linking up with just write

11 comments:

Sarah said...

I'm so glad you're back! I keep checking in to see if you're still here! I love you and I miss you and I'm praying for you....and I have a present for you!

deanna@delirious-rhapsody said...

i love this picture! and i've been missing your posts. :)

i know exactly what you mean about being the glue. when does mommy get her much needed break? well, apparently at 6 am over in my house. as much as i like to sleep, i think my body has purposely been forcing me to wake up 45 minutes before everyone else, just so i can enjoy the silence and have a couple cups of coffee before the chaos begins. :)

hang in there! like you said, the Lord is the real glue. and he'll be with you throughout it all!

Heather @ we.are.the.holdens said...

Hang in there... love this post. And glad your back.:)

Olivia said...

Thankful for that glue, because I couldn't do it all.

Kelly said...

beautiful post & photo friend.
HE, HIM, GOD!
IS our GLUE!
xxO

Stephanie Wilson she/her @babysteph said...

Oh I can so relate. Gorgeous photo!

Steph

Anonymous said...

hi im coming over from my blog (willeyawordpress). thank you for your encouraging words saying you can relate - you understand. the same is true with this post for me. so glad we have "outside" help. wishing you "HIM" strength this week :)

girl willow said...

*big sigh*!! Thank you ladies for understanding :) I'm so thankful for the sharing and relating to one another that comes with this crazy thing called blogging!

NLS 1993 said...

Oh yes. I get it.

Such lovely honest words and a beautiful photo, too!

thank you for joining me for Just Write.

JennWren said...

I know that feeling well. Sometimes if I step back long enough to really see the big picture I wonder how in the world I'm getting by at all. I realize in those moments that despite all my striving I'm not really the one holding it all together. Stopping in from Followers Fest by the way. Love your outfits!

Anonymous said...

Hugs and prayers for you, lovely friend!