Long Lost

I've powered up an older computer and went to complete all the upgrades and all.the.things and I noticed the Blogger button...well it's been such a long time...I thought I might just start writing here again. Not for anyone but me. I'm not sure where this is going to go and what I'll be posting here but I'm up for it if you are. 

Life is crazy busy, all the things that are announcing themselves to us ALL.DAY.LONG. My three wonders are all in the teen and pre-teen years. We still homeschool. We've settled down in Alabama on a small piece of land that we are cultivating into a family farm/homestead. I say to give feet to our dreams but I'm not sure what the dream is anymore. Once you do something for a while and push to achieve...and push some more and all around you is the next ToDo just waiting for you ToDo. So you do and then its on to the next. I guess that's how it goes though. I made statements to my kids this week. Statements that were:

Just enjoy the day, take in the moments before you. 

You have nothing to prove to anyone. 

Don't sell yourself short. If you want to do it, Go for it. 

Face your fears. 

Its ok to be scared and brave...that's courage. 

Take time to breathe.

Walk away of you need to gather yourself and then come back.

Trust that God has a good plan for your life.

Walk in the light that HE has given you.

Pray 

Pray some more. 

All these statements I can say to myself too. We can all be of good courage. We can all pep-talk ourselves. I feel like I need to remind and remind again..not my kids but myself. Life isn't getting longer. I don't have more years ahead of me than are behind. I don't want to reach 52 and think, as I am thinking now, that I really didn't try the past year. The only one that can push me, is me. 

I guess that is what this might become. A diary of sorts of pushes. Me to me...to do more and be more or maybe be less. We shall see. I'd love to know if there are any visitors...drop me a quick comment. 

XO

Nili