Living Beyond Yourself.
Do NOT sign up for such a study lightly. Don’t think, "Oooh! Fun. And Beth Moore! And woo-hoo, I’ll be all holy and learn so much and CLICK commit." Because the NAME OF THE STUDY is Living Beyond Yourself. This implies learning to do things you cannot do, in and of itself, does it not? It does, IF YOU’RE SMART ENOUGH to pay attention and give that a moment’s thought.
I did not give that a moment’s thought.
Stress. Big stress. Stress That No Shoes Or Silk Dress Or M&Ms Can Soothe. Just God. And the TMJ thing is back, thank you stress, and that prevents the m&m thing anyway. (Or at least makes them far less enjoyable)
That impromptu trip that lasted a few days? Not a romantic getaway. Did i imply that somehow it was? HA!! It was a trip to Parenting’s Last Resort, which was surprisingly lovely. We met with three men who are dedicated to helping troubled kids. It was surreal. One of them looked like a cross between Barry Manilow and Gene Wilder. One looked exactly like Dermot Mulroney, and the third? Just like John Denver. Surreal, to be talking parenting stuff with these three. I just wanted to stop and say, "excuse me. Have y’all NOTICED what you LOOK LIKE ALREADY?! Why am I the only one freaked out right now?" But I didn’t.
Will catch up this weekend on the things promised in previous post. In the meantime, please pray that i return to my regularly scheduled life soon.
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This is a list of the women participating in the study and the links to their blogs. New postings on the study will be published weekly, between Friday 8pm – Saturday 8am. Please feel free to visit each of us and comment. Everyone is welcome to participate in this discussion as we seek to live beyond ourselves. May God bless you richly from the hearing of His word.
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I love you.
12:17 am
Thank God you are back. It’s been so lonely around here.
12:29 am
Hey, friend! Still praying for you and yours.
5:03 am
Oh, man! I really MISS YOU, too! And am adding you to my computer-side prayer list.
I don’t know how you do it, but even your stressed out description of those three men made me chuckle a little. You have such a funny way of looking at things even when you’re probably NOT feeling funny.
7:38 am
I’ve missed you. I will certainly pray for you and your family.
7:49 am
Welcome back–and I will be praying for you my cyber–friend!
Diane
8:34 am
Hey, I was glad to see Holy Mama! in bold today in my Bloglines folder. Welcome back. Thanks for being real — hey, life isn’t always silk dresses and M&Ms…
This LBY study is causing me some stress too, as I’m undergoing major soul searching. Publicly.
We’re praying for you — God is good.
9:13 am
Heather’s comment cracks me up – “major soul searching. Publicly.” Yes ma’am – me, too.
Praying that stress is diminished and that peace is the order of the day in the HM household.
9:45 am
Miss you!
10:41 am
(((Hugs))) I know things have been tough for you. Still praying for your family. (((Hugs, again ’cause sometimes they’re just better than words)))
11:29 am
Adding you to my prayers. I was a driver to parenting’s last resort in my teens (and no, that doesn’t mean I chauffered worried moms and dads there) and cannot imagine the challenge of the shoe being on the other foot, as it were. Could I mix my metaphors up a little more in this here comment?
3:01 pm
Hi, I am Monica Prawl, the author of Blessed Be My Womb, a book which allows its readers to interact with declarations/prayers/of hope for the futue of their their wombs, and the wombs of their female descendants. My book is designed to allow its readers to meditate on God’s words, and experience his presence in whatever situation they find themselves. Many are the STRESSFUL conditions of females everywhere, but the Lord is able to deliver us evertime.Visit my blog;http://blessedbemywomb.blogspot.com/ comment on anything, or ask questions, as I discuss elemnts ofmy book.
3:02 pm
Hi, I am Monica Prawl, the author of Blessed Be My Womb, a book which allows its readers to interact with declarations/prayers/of hope for the futue of their their wombs, and the wombs of their female descendants. My book is designed to allow its readers to meditate on God’s words, and experience his presence in whatever situation they find themselves. Many are the STRESSFUL conditions of females everywhere, but the Lord is able to deliver us evertime.Visit my blog;http://blessedbemywomb.blogspot.com/ comment on anything, or ask questions, as I discuss elemnts ofmy book.
4:39 pm
Kelsey! You are in my prayers big time as you learn to live beyond yourself over there! I can only imagine how these parenting difficulties are not just taking you beyond yourself, but beyond this galaxy!
7:17 pm
Holy Mama, you are hysterical!! LBY…sort of.
Don’t stress about being behind in blogging the study. You’ll get back on track!
8:54 pm
More prayers for you over here:)) Hang in there because with all of our prayers for you, things can only get better right??:))
10:31 pm
Yeah really, AMEN to what Stephanie said! I’m praying for you and the fam. I’m so sorry for the emormous stress you are having to deal with. Pouring on the prayers for you. Wish I was in TX to give you a hug.
12:54 am
This study sure is a big commitment – both time wise and for the inevitable and incredible soul challenges.
I do pray that your life evens out soon and you can get back to your routine. I am sending them now…
God Bless!
8:03 am
I’m so glad you’re back! Hope the surreal trio was helpful.
4:11 pm
Glad you’re back. Have you tried Reese’s Pieces? they’re softer than the m&m’s when you bite down on them. Which if you like pb&chocolate–is great!
10:46 pm
Oh man, ((HUGS))….
….did someone say Reese’s pieces? Chocolate? I know I heard chocolate lol! Hope you’re back to your stash soon
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1:24 pm
Yikes – thought I had left a comment – sorry about that.
Praying for your stress to decrease.
1:03 am
Oh HolyMama…how I feel for you…I have TMJ too!! And, boy does it spring up in stressful times. Like now, new house..ahem. Not sure if you have any help for the symptoms. But, I wear a nightgaurd every night and use to have to take Valium before I went to sleep. Shoot me an email if you want to chat about it. Lots of Aleve and wearing my nightguard during the daytime seems to help during more painful times. I just shot you a prayer! Blessings to you and your fam!
9:38 pm
Doctors should have, should not have the permission to end the life of a terminally ill patient
3:04 am
I’ve just been letting everything pass me by , but so it goes. I just don’t have much to say these days. Pfft. I can’t be bothered with anything. More or less nothing seems worth doing. I haven’t gotten much done recently, but oh well.