slow down.

You've heard it before, but truly listen: It's time to slow down!

 

"But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint." -Isaiah 40:31

So it's been almost a month since my last update. I kept contemplating what I wanted to write about; what needed to be said, what needed to be heard, what was important enough to be permanently pasted on the great world wide web.

I realized that whatever I write about though needs to give glory to God. Be that weight loss, family, or random ramblings. {I think I've been reading Eli too much Dr. Seuss}

This is something that has been weighing heavy on my heart the past few weeks though, time. I often have to stop and think about the things I do in life and make sure that my time is being used efficiently. Last weekend I took Christmas pictures with my almost three year old and I almost cried when I looked at his little face and then back at our pictures from last year. In just 365 days he has grown from a chubby baby wearing diapers and fully dependent on me to a little man who talks, is potty trained, and telling me how to correctly say names of Star Wars characters.

2011!

 

2012!

Then going through the Christmas story at church I almost felt like sobbing. I can't even begin to imagine the immense love God must have for all of US, unworthy, humans when he made the decision to send down his son. It hurts my heart to think about the first time Eli will spend the night away from me, but 33 years?? No way Jose. Yet God did just that. He trusted an unwed teenager to care for His only begotten son. He trusted me, an unwed teenager, to care for His child, my son.

For that no words can describe how thankful I am. For that I need to slow down. I need to tell people to slow down. We hear it all the time, but whens the last time we actually practiced not living in a life with 1000 and 1 errands to run, tests to study for, people to call?

Slow down. Breath in. Hug your kids/a friend/your parents/some random person that looks like they need a hug. Remember that during our life on earth time is unexpected. fast. fleeting. Cherish all of it.

Photos by Lauren Marie Photography