Thursday, January 13, 2011
changes
i've been thinking a lot about changes lately.
how i react to them mostly.
when change comes at me do i react in...
sadness?
anger?
happiness?
fear?
confusion?
confidence?
there are changes that cause my heart to hurt and be heavy. there are changes that make me happy and want to dwell in that change. there are changes that cause me to retreat and hide. there are changes that make me say 'im not ready for this'. there are changes that i think...'this looks different than i thought'.
i like change for the most part.
i like changing my blog. i love the freshness of it.
i change my house around all the time. it makes me happy to repurpose and redecorate.
i like to change things up in our gals group to keep things fun, flexible and laid back.
i like to change things up at home so we can spend more time as a family.
but what about when the change is not my decision or a change that interrupts my comfort zone?
january is a time for new beginnings. everyone makes new years resolutions of what they want to change in the new year. our change was made for us. heath will not be coaching football for harding high school next year. the year ahead for the hinton family holds many changes. im not sure what at this point. but change is inevitable.
what we do with change...however...IS in our hands.
i have went thru all the emotions i've listed and probably some others...but what it boils down to today is this...
i will live as if there is no tomorrow.
i will embrace the people around me.
i will be a part of something bigger than me.
i will inspire others to be part of something beyond themselves.
no matter where we live or what we are doing.
im not really sure how i want to end this post.
i do know that my ministry is being real with others.
and on this blog the change that occured before christmas is a stepping stone to what's ahead for the hinton fam. and i just had to include it here before i could write or share anything else.
what change is before you? how are you reacting?
how i react to them mostly.
when change comes at me do i react in...
sadness?
anger?
happiness?
fear?
confusion?
confidence?
there are changes that cause my heart to hurt and be heavy. there are changes that make me happy and want to dwell in that change. there are changes that cause me to retreat and hide. there are changes that make me say 'im not ready for this'. there are changes that i think...'this looks different than i thought'.
i like change for the most part.
i like changing my blog. i love the freshness of it.
i change my house around all the time. it makes me happy to repurpose and redecorate.
i like to change things up in our gals group to keep things fun, flexible and laid back.
i like to change things up at home so we can spend more time as a family.
but what about when the change is not my decision or a change that interrupts my comfort zone?
january is a time for new beginnings. everyone makes new years resolutions of what they want to change in the new year. our change was made for us. heath will not be coaching football for harding high school next year. the year ahead for the hinton family holds many changes. im not sure what at this point. but change is inevitable.
what we do with change...however...IS in our hands.
i have went thru all the emotions i've listed and probably some others...but what it boils down to today is this...
i will live as if there is no tomorrow.
i will embrace the people around me.
i will be a part of something bigger than me.
i will inspire others to be part of something beyond themselves.
no matter where we live or what we are doing.
im not really sure how i want to end this post.
i do know that my ministry is being real with others.
and on this blog the change that occured before christmas is a stepping stone to what's ahead for the hinton fam. and i just had to include it here before i could write or share anything else.
what change is before you? how are you reacting?
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
so i've been wanting...
...to change things up for awhile on this blog.
i'm in a quiet mood lately. a 'just listen' kind of mood. so i'm going to take this time to mess with all the fun settings on this blog. hopefully pictures, music, fonts...we shall see.
fun,fun, fun!
so...here's to andrea trying her hand at being techie.
i'm in a quiet mood lately. a 'just listen' kind of mood. so i'm going to take this time to mess with all the fun settings on this blog. hopefully pictures, music, fonts...we shall see.
fun,fun, fun!
so...here's to andrea trying her hand at being techie.
Monday, December 13, 2010
time
take time to laugh MORE!
love this! saw this last night and i started thinking...today i want to...
take time to love more.
take time to kiss my heath more.
take time to look my babies in the eyes when they are talking and laughing more.
no matter...
how many dishes there are.
how high the piles of clean and dirty laundry are.
that every room in our home seems to have exploded with toys and clothes.
how busy i 'think' we are.
time is such a precious gift.
love this! saw this last night and i started thinking...today i want to...
take time to love more.
take time to kiss my heath more.
take time to look my babies in the eyes when they are talking and laughing more.
no matter...
how many dishes there are.
how high the piles of clean and dirty laundry are.
that every room in our home seems to have exploded with toys and clothes.
how busy i 'think' we are.
time is such a precious gift.
give time this christmas season. check out www.adventconspiracy.org. we spend a little less on our kiddos so we can love on kids in our community www.leapinoutreach.org and kids across the globe www.water.cc.
happy 12 twelve days of christmas left!
Monday, December 6, 2010
it's a known fact...
It's a known fact...
that I get overwhelmed and stressed at the Christmas season. Sad...but true.
It is also a known fact...
that when I spend time in God's Word, I relax and things don't seem to be as 'BIG' as I make them out to be.
So...I saw this reading plan ( http://withoutwax.tv/2010/12/01/rediscovering-christmas/ ) on one of the blogs I follow. And I'm going to include it here.
Dec. 6 - Acts 20:35, 1 John 4:10
Dec. 7 - Exodus 25
Dec. 8 - Matthew 25:31-46
Dec. 9 - Isaiah 9:6-7, Revelation 19:1-16, 1 Timothy 6:11:16
Dec. 10 - Matthew 1:22-23, Isaiah 7:10-15, John 1:14
Dec. 11 - Genesis 1, Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 51:1-10
Dec. 12 - Revelation 2:1-5, 1 John 3:1-3
Dec. 13 - Psalm 150
Dec. 14 - Acts 15:22-31
Dec. 15 - Luke 1, Jeremiah 32:17
Dec. 16 - Matthew 2:1-12
Dec. 17 - Galatians 4:1-7
Dec. 18 - Isaiah 58, Matthew 6:16-18
Dec. 19 - Luke 11:1-13
Dec. 20 - John 1
Dec. 21 - John 21:25
Dec. 22 - Psalm 100
Dec. 23 - Matthew 25
Dec. 24 - John 3:16
Dec. 25 - Luke 1:26-56, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-40
I started yesterday. I'm not going to go back and read the days I missed. And I will probably be hit and miss on the other days for the rest of the month. But I love being in random books of the Bible on given days. I love JOY on my face and anxiety OFF my chest. I love fresh focus and new perspective. I love enjoying Christmas season...the giving, the get togethers, the giggles, and so much more.
Will you join me?
that I get overwhelmed and stressed at the Christmas season. Sad...but true.
It is also a known fact...
that when I spend time in God's Word, I relax and things don't seem to be as 'BIG' as I make them out to be.
So...I saw this reading plan ( http://withoutwax.tv/2010/12/01/rediscovering-christmas/ ) on one of the blogs I follow. And I'm going to include it here.
Dec. 6 - Acts 20:35, 1 John 4:10
Dec. 7 - Exodus 25
Dec. 8 - Matthew 25:31-46
Dec. 9 - Isaiah 9:6-7, Revelation 19:1-16, 1 Timothy 6:11:16
Dec. 10 - Matthew 1:22-23, Isaiah 7:10-15, John 1:14
Dec. 11 - Genesis 1, Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 51:1-10
Dec. 12 - Revelation 2:1-5, 1 John 3:1-3
Dec. 13 - Psalm 150
Dec. 14 - Acts 15:22-31
Dec. 15 - Luke 1, Jeremiah 32:17
Dec. 16 - Matthew 2:1-12
Dec. 17 - Galatians 4:1-7
Dec. 18 - Isaiah 58, Matthew 6:16-18
Dec. 19 - Luke 11:1-13
Dec. 20 - John 1
Dec. 21 - John 21:25
Dec. 22 - Psalm 100
Dec. 23 - Matthew 25
Dec. 24 - John 3:16
Dec. 25 - Luke 1:26-56, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-40
I started yesterday. I'm not going to go back and read the days I missed. And I will probably be hit and miss on the other days for the rest of the month. But I love being in random books of the Bible on given days. I love JOY on my face and anxiety OFF my chest. I love fresh focus and new perspective. I love enjoying Christmas season...the giving, the get togethers, the giggles, and so much more.
Will you join me?
Monday, November 15, 2010
random and recurring
lately this thought has been on my mind...
Doing the right thing 'here' may not be what I want to do OR may not look like what I thought it would, but will lead me to where I'm supposed to be.
can you apply this to your life? in your job? in your relationships?
take risks. say yes to doing the right thing.
...for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18b
Doing the right thing 'here' may not be what I want to do OR may not look like what I thought it would, but will lead me to where I'm supposed to be.
can you apply this to your life? in your job? in your relationships?
take risks. say yes to doing the right thing.
...for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18b
Thursday, November 11, 2010
quote
i totally stole this quote from a blog i follow... www.whittakerwoman.typepad.com. it was so simple and inspiring!
'The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.' -anonymous
the questions she asked were:
how are you doing with living your life?
what could you be doing to make your dream life a reality?
and the questions that were laid on my heart in reading this were:
are you living your own story? or
are you trying to mold your life into someone else's story?
just for thinking...
'The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.' -anonymous
the questions she asked were:
how are you doing with living your life?
what could you be doing to make your dream life a reality?
and the questions that were laid on my heart in reading this were:
are you living your own story? or
are you trying to mold your life into someone else's story?
just for thinking...
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