Hello Monday

 

Hello there, Monday! Ready or not, here you are. I feel like it's going to be a buckle up and get ready kind of next few weeks as I wrap up this first school year I've been back at work. Instead of talking about the weekend, I thought I'd talk about a recent feeling I want to remember and the art of starting over.

I don't know if you remember what I wrote about last Tuesday, but I shared about how I felt conviction over the small shift I'd let happen between me and the Lord. It started slow, and it grew...until I came to recognize it last week. I want to remember that moment of recognizing this, and having a moment with the Lord as I prayed my way through some feelings. 

I've had several more instances of that in the days that have followed. I'm trying to muddle my way through, and I'm trying to get back into the habit of offering up prayers more often, and not the long and drawn out kind. I'm trying to remember that prayers don't have to be lyrical and beautiful; sometimes the most real thing I can pray is for it come out all raw and broken. I feel like it's in those moments that I feel Him near. 

I also came to the conclusion that I was ready to visit other churches last week; this week I attended my first one. It was good, and it felt refreshing to be somewhere new, where I wasn't recognized (though I did recognize two people there and we spoke). It was a beautiful and very different service; I'm excited about going back next week. Starting over can be a wonderful thing! I don't know how long I'll settle at this particular church, but for now, I have a plan. 

That's all I've got for today, friends. I don't know how often I'm going to post here in the next few weeks; I've stepped back from social media a lot as well, and that may spill over into the blog. I'm trying to be off my phone and I'm trying to get back into the habit of reaching for my book. I'm writing this on Sunday night; I have high hopes of finishing the current one I'm on before I go to sleep! 

Tell me something good! I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for reading today, friends. Love to all!

Jenn