In Jewish custom, the name is regarded very highly. It is the first spoken blessing over a child. To them, a name will be the foundation for their life so parents would try to name their children with words meaning "loyal," "mighty warrior," or "favored by God."
After much prayer and deliberation, I decide to start a blog. I had done one before but not quite to the magnitude that I wanted this one to be. Add in some more prayer and deliberation and I decide on a name. It's not much, but it's catchy and rhymes (which I really love!). Much like Jewish tradition, I wanted my name to be a blessing over my blog. I wanted it to reflect characteristics and topics that I will hopefully be discussing. I also wanted it to be a foundation upon which I build. So I thought, what are the things that are most important to me and my family.
1. Pray.
As a believing Christian, I believe in the power of prayer. Although I'm not perfect, I do try to get up every morning to start my day with prayer. I find when I do, it just puts me in a much better mood and I go about my day and little less stressed. The great thing about prayer is it can be done anywhere and it doesn't have to be with hands folded and eyes closed! Going down the road, in line at the grocery store, while cooking supper, at work, etc. I think you get the point. Prayer is a conversation. I have been known to do it when I'm driving alone and I'm sure the other drivers look at me like I'm crazy, or at work, my coworkers probably think I'm talking to myself like a weirdo. Whenever I feel like I need to, I do, despite whatever else is going on at the time.
This part will also reflect other topics and interesting tidbits I learn during my daily quiet time. I usually share with some close friends when I make a big revelation, but I wanted to start sharing on a larger scale.
2. Eat.
OK. I think we can all agree that eating is important to the survival of us as living creatures. It's not the importance that I want to dive into on here. It's more the items that get eaten. I (occasionally) love cooking. I want to learn to love it more. I will be trying to do it more often, so you all get to join me in my journey of discovery. I must say this will probably be the most comical of the topics because you get to be a part of my mistakes and triumphs!
I will be (hopefully) posting recipes and other little tricks or tips that I learn.
3. Clean.
Most of us grew up with our parents using that adage that "Cleanliness is next to Godliness." Well I do believe our God is a God of order and I have learned how important it is for my sanity to have a house that is well-kept (although it's by no means perfect every day). I also really love organizing-although if you as my stepchildren, they would be a little skeptical of that statement. However, I have learned it helps to have a place where I know everything is to go. It makes cleaning up so much easier not to mention being able to find things when they are needed. It makes for a lot less headaches and a lot more time to spend doing what matters most.
I will be incorporating some things I have learned throughout the years as well as my own systems I use in my own house.
4. Repeat.
This is probably pretty self-explanatory. Like anything in our life, there is a rhythm and pattern to it. Spring follows winter and eventually it comes back to spring. These are the three core things (aside from other needed functions such as sleep) that help hold my life together and I felt were easy things to share with others who might need encouraging in any of these three areas. If you're like me, you need help in all three. However, you may only ever need to read the prayer area or want to find cool recipes. If that's the case, feel free to read whatever you need dear brother or sister. We are all in this journey together! You are always welcome to leave comments with what you do or what you take away from anything. I love to learn just as much as I love to share what I have learned.
