"Shhh"ings From God

Dear Friend,
I'm a bit of a restless spirit. I have a hard time enjoying routine and spontaneity really calls to me through every day life. The Sunday of last week the speaker says we are going to do something a bit different and  have a "prayer Sunday". I was interested, I was pumped.  At one point the speaker asks the congregation to share what God has been telling them lately. I  listen interestingly while others say things like, "We feel called to go to the mission field...", "He has been showing me that I need to.." etc etc. While this is happening my mind is going in overdrive and I'm asking God, "Hey! What  is it that you want ME to do for you God? What is my purpose?" Do you want Adam and I to head to the mission field?" My thoughts begin to be pulled to myself and Adam in a jungle somewhere in the Amazon where I have stumbled across a hopeless child in need of rescuing... My attention gets pulled back into reality as the speaker says, "Now take some time to ask God what it is that He is telling you to do.." Excitedly I repeat what I was talking to God about before,
"Hey God! What do-"
"Summer. Stop."
"What God?! I'm excited! What is it that you-"
"Summer, shhhh."
"But, I-"
"Trust Me."
"That's what you want to tell me? That's it? To trust You?"
"Yes. Trust Me. Trust that where you are is where you are supposed to be, and what you are doing is what you should be doing. Trust Me, Summer. I know what I am doing."
"Who says I'm not? I am aren't I?
"I think we both know that you want your life to feel like it has purpose right now, and it does, but you aren't seeing the big picture daughter. I need you to trust me. Breathe and trust me."

The speaker gets up and asks us to sing and I feel a bit heavyhearted. I know that God wants me to be still and to trust, but those things are hard for me to do.  There are changes that are coming about  in my life but trusting takes a lot out of me. A lot out of my hands and into His.
Still a bit uneasy with chat with God, I ask Adam what God told him in the service. "Not much really," he says, "He just told me to trust Him..."

Huh. Okay. I get the point, God. No Amazon forests for Adam and I for awhile,but doing something that is a whole lot tougher on me anyway. Trusting that He has a plan.

I love me some humble pie! You can come over and eat it with me if you'd like.

Love your not-so-submissive nomad,

Summer

" Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,  now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." -1 Peter 2:1-5

Resolutions... in February?

Hey Friend,

Every year since I can remember I have made resolutions/goals for myself for the new year. I know that there are a lot of haters out there that aren't fans of the idea of resolutions at the beginning of the year, and I get it, if you want something to change in your life or whatever, you should just get off the couch and work on it. But, the night of the new year, surrounded by my family (and friends that feel like family) I just couldn't help but get that excitement of the new year and what it brings. So, I made some goals for the year and I feel the only way they are going to get done, is to "publish" them and keep up with them this way. I don't know about you, but I want to do my part in making myself have a stretching, adventurous, exciting, teachable year. Here are my goals for the year... maybe we can help each other with our resolutions, even if it is the second of February. ;)

2015 Resolutions!

· Read 12 books this year (I can easily do this, but I want to read 12 really good books in the year, and that is my plan)

· Purpose to learn more about different religions, history, and art - I am really ignorant in these areas and would like to fix that

· Be more present. - it is so easy for me to look into the future and dream, or miss the days behind me, I want to be present in what is going on in my life right now.

· Write a blog post every two weeks- I have a lot of thoughts and sometimes I am concerned that I may be too much or get boring, but I started this for me, and I want to continue to write what matters to be at the moment.

#getting rations to survive

· Do one thing a month I’ve never done before - it doesn't have to be big, but I must push myself to do different things. This month I dared to try a different smoothie recipe. Yep. Lame, but it still was different and hopefully, I will be more brave in the future.

· Finish Adam and my scrapbook from our dating years 

· Scrapbook wedding and finish 

· Invest in making the apartment homey and cute- be creative and try those Pinterest projects!

· Eat healthy, exercise regularly- don't worry about the weight, be serious about being a better me.

· Journal at least every week- I have ideas and dreams and I want to write that, paper and ink should never be overlooked

· Instagram every day, a picture of my day, then make a booklet of my year in a scrapbook-I want to remember and document my life, the mundane can be beautiful too

· Live with less and let go- buy only what I like, wear what I like, only keep things I love

· Go to either Alaska or BC this year (or both… ;))- Alberta is very close to both, if you didn't know, and they are both on my bucket list of life to go to.. so ya know.. it's gotta happen.

· Drink more water- cut out pop

· Start a money jar with Adam for traveling - for trips, weddings, excursions

· Get serious about being a tea addict - I love tea, but I never know what to get or what to try, so I feel like I should seek out the knowledge. aha!

· Keep up with friends/family (remember birthdays, remember to love them  in a special way 

· Make an Etsy shop- I love Etsy. I want to try at least and see if I can make my love for crafting into something

  Take a class  - I have always wanted to try a class of some sort out.. not sure

   what I will decide..

Well, that's my list. I really want to keep up on it, and I was inspired to really try this year. 

Let me know if you love resolutions or if you hate them, if you have any to share, I would

totally add a few more. ;) 

 

 xo, Your ambitious(at the moment) Hippy 

 “Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for?” 
― J.M. Coetzee