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Facing Troubling Circumstances

 This weekend has been incredibly heavy. The 9-year anniversary of my mother's death came and went, leaving me a little more weathered than in past years. When I say weathered, I mean downright worn thin. My spirit is defeated. Broken. I miss her, I ache over what she is missing...what I am missing. What my kids are missing. 

I was on edge all weekend, and a little more "fragile" than normal. Maybe it was due to the major life changes. Maybe it was traveling out of town with our "home", three kids, two cats, and the stress of all of that. Maybe it's the calm after being balls-to-the-wall for so long. Maybe it was all of the above. But I do know I haven't been the best version of myself, which added even more pain and shame on my plate, pulling me down even further. 

The good news? I don't have to stay there. Friends, when you get so down you don't see an escape, you DO NOT have to stay there. 



Which brings me to the main point of this unplanned blog post:

As we travel to our next campsite, a good friend of mine shared a post with me quoting Hebrews 12:1-2

"1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne."


I recognize how hard it is when you're down, in the middle of the pain, in the throes of heart ache. I am still not out of it myself, not even close. But with this reminder I am going to consciously choose to keep my eyes on JESUS. He suffered the unfathomable and endured it, knowing what lay ahead. I can do the same, with Jesus as my guide. So can you. 

PLEASE let me know how I can pray for you. And if you think of it, please pray for my siblings. I am not the only struggling with this. 








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