Memoirs of a Moorings

Listening...

2010-02-04T13:38:22-08:00

Day 33: Project 365 ~ February 2, 2010, originally uploaded by NON-Superwoman.

Because the best way to listen to the Thomas the Train audiobook on the mp3 player is to watch it intently.

Photo taken from my 365 Project: A Snapshot a day. Click to see more here!

Take Life Slow

2010-02-01T21:14:45-08:00

Day 32: February 1, 2010, originally uploaded by NON-Superwoman.

Took this photo as I rushed off campus from work yesterday to get the boys. Always on a schedule. Rush here. Rush there.

You blink and babies are big boys. Time flies. Deadlines. Grocery lists that need to be turned into dinner. Time slips away.

Even in the midst of this, we must slow down. Enjoy the last ray's of the day's sun to warm our skin. Listen to God whispering promises. Slow down and soak in this one life we've been given.

( Photo is part of the 365 Photo a day project I'm attempting for 2010. See other pics here: http://nonsuperwoman365.tumblr.com/ )

Skating Away From the Edge

2010-02-01T12:09:19-08:00

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit. ~Emmanuel

Saturday we went ice skating at the request of my big boy. He has visions of himself spinning and twirling. I tried to convince him that he’d have to take it slow. But he wanted to hear none of that—until he got on the ice and realized he had to take it slow. By the third go-round, he was ready to get off the wall and skate without help, without holding my hand. And I was nervous. There were teenagers whipping by and it was just no place for a six-year-old out on the ice for the first time. Yet, I let go. And he fell. And he cried. And my heart ached as I looked at his red hand and face full of tears.

But he got up, wiped those tears off and was ready to do it again. I loved that moment. Bittersweet for this momma. Watching him get hurt. Watching him muster up the courage to get up and keep skating.

Faith is a lot like that. Cling to the edge and you don’t really get what you want. Launch out into the deep and that’s where the waves get treacherous. You may get pulled under for a second. Real faith is no cake walk. It’s risky. Scary. You may fall. But God’s hand is right there to pull you up. Wipe away tears. And watch you launch into the deep all over again. It makes His heart happy.

Go ahead. Get away from the edge. Let go. Dive into the depths of faith and twirl. Spin. There’s so much beauty there.

At this very moment.....

2010-01-26T13:19:24-08:00

I want a caramel latte from Panera Bread. One more week and I'll be able to partake of the goodness that is caffeine.

There's a bunch of work on my desk. I'm shoulder-deep in work today.

Brooke Fraser's "Loving is Waiting" is my office soundtrack. And the album "Albertine" is still in constant rotation on my mp3 player.

I can't get Kelli's worship song "Come Back" that she shared with me this morning out of my spirit. The masses need to experience her music.

I'm daydreaming about pretty paper over at Paper Source and making Valentine's day card for my six year old.

What about you? What's going on with you at this very moment?

Little People

2010-01-20T21:51:09-08:00

Day 20 ~ Project 365: January 20, 2010, originally uploaded by NON-Superwoman.

I remember playing with Little People when I was a kid. They look a lot different these days, but the joy they bring is just the same. Funny thing is, the little people in my house (these 2 boys) brings me joy as well. Can't imagine life without them.

For more of my Project 365: A Photo A Day visit: http://nonsuperwoman365.tumblr.com/

God's Got You Pegged.

2010-01-20T11:39:03-08:00

"Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are."~ Amy Bloom

Disclaimer: No children were harmed in the shooting of this photo (or the shooting of that gun).

This little dude here does things that leave me gasping and grabbing for my chest. Like climbing up precariously perched items. Hiding silently in the house in overlooked corners and opening up bottles of vaseline and mouthwash. His older brother is quite the opposite. He's my nurturing, responsible, fairly obedient child with a memory that stretches back to before he was even born.

I've got these kids pegged and know how they'll react 95% of the time. They've been known to surprise me though. Knowing them inside out is just second nature for me.

Do you know somebody's got you pegged too? Not just your mother or your husband or your best friend. God's got you pegged. He's the One who created our innermost being and us knit together in our mother's womb. Unthinkable!

Oh to be known for who we really are. Isn't that what we all want? God knows us just like that. Take comfort in that thought.

Day 19~Project 365: January 19, 2010

2010-01-19T22:20:56-08:00

Day 19~Project 365: January 19, 2010, originally uploaded by NON-Superwoman.

The Snaggletooth Monster struck our house for a second time.

For more of my Project 365: A Photo a Day visit: http://nonsuperwoman365.tumblr.com/

Project 365: January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T10:11:50-08:00

January 15, 2010, originally uploaded by NON-Superwoman.

Gotcha Mommy!

Listening For God's Footsteps

2010-01-11T22:24:40-08:00

"You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind." ~Sri Sathya Sai Baba

My six-year-old has been known to call me a "twitterhead" once or twice. And it's true. I've got an addiction to Twitter. So much info from people in different places--all in one place. I've gotten leads on good music. Met a new friend there. And just been encouraged and enlightened in more ways than one.

As of Sunday, I'm taking a break from Twitter; part of a 21-day fast I'm on. There are some areas in my life that need a divine touch from God. A touch that can only come from humbling my soul before Him in fasting. So I made the hard choice to cut out TV and social networking as well. The constant chatter of Twitter and Facebook would be sure to drown out God's voice. Didn't realize how hard it was going to be until today. I felt like I was going through withdrawals.

Then I heard God's still small voice. "What if you checked my Word as often as you checked Twitter?"

Enough said. So I'm sitting at the feet of Jesus. Hanging onto His every Word and looking for miracles on the horizon.

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook and see an update from me, they are automated postings from this blog or from my Tumblr account where I'm doing the 365 photo project.

In the meantime, silence is going to be my companion for a bit...

365: Snapshots of Life

2010-01-05T21:45:48-08:00

I've kicked off the new year with a new project: a photo blog called 365 Snapshots: The NON Superwoman View. The plan is to post a picture everyday....little snippets of our world.

Check it out here.