My Best Yes

-


I realize that my past few posts may seem like I'm sitting here in my house wallowing in self-pity. The reality is that while I do have moments of sorrow, most of the time I get back up, dust myself off and move forward. My sense of humor remains intact so I can find humor in most things going on in my life.

I told someone the other day that one of the side effects of my covid-related lack of taste and smell is NOT losing weight. I said that I just keep eating, hoping the next bite will be the one where my taste comes back! So far that's not working. 😉

My biggest dilemma in life is figuring out what I should do and what I shouldn't do with my time. I have so many good opportunities that come my way and quite often I leap before I look. I'm learning to slow it down, pray about things and figure out what fits into the bigger plan that God has for my life. So rather than just say, "Yes!" to opportunities, I need to figure out what is the best yes I can give. 

Some of my best "Yes's" the past few weeks....

💗 Blessing a new mom at church with a basket full of homemade goodies. 

💗 Putting the final touches on my next book, a 10-week Bible study on the epistle of James. 


💗 Studying for an upcoming class I'm taking in women's leadership. That starts on September 18th and I have reading a couple of papers to write for that. 

💗 Hosting a children's art class at our church this past Saturday. I'm starting up my 3D Kids program that I designed in our past ministries and I am excited that we have 4 children already registered from the community. 



💗 Said yes to a freelance job to design a website for the head of the Northeast Church Advance for our denomination. It may open the door to other freelance jobs. Looking towards the future when we are no longer in full-time ministry.

💗 I've headed the hour and 15 minute drive to my in-laws at least twice a week to help where I can since my mother-in-law fell and fractured her pelvis. I'm thankful for this time of getting to know them even better than I had before and the opportunity to assist them. 

I had to turn down some opportunities and ministries that came my way just in the past couple of days and weeks. I was excited about all of them, but know that I can only do so much. They were great things that I agonized over, but I had to keep looking at the bigger picture of what I'm doing now and how those things fit into that.

So as I keep moving forward, I'm working hard on slowing down before I leap into something so that I don't have to backpedal out of an opportunity. It's still a work in progress, but I'm getting there! 

Comments

  1. Melissa FischerAugust 31, 2021 at 6:05 PM

    That's cool that you're writing a Bible study for James. A friend and I recently decided to memorize all of James (we'll see if we really get all the way through it), so I'll be interested in your study when it's available. I have also had a hard time learning when to say no so I can say my best yes. Still working on that and giving it lots of thought these days, so I'll pray for you about that as I pray for wisdom and discernment for myself.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. TerriSeptember 1, 2021 at 6:57 AM

      It's always a hard thing trying to figure out what to do when things come my way. I often agonize over whether the thing before me is an opportunity or a distraction. Still figuring it out!

      Delete

Post a Comment

I love your comments and encouragement! I can't always respond back but do read each comment.

Popular posts from this blog

Oh What to Do; I'm Sixty-Two!

-
Image
Today is my sixty-second birthday and it's hard to believe I've achieved that....um....seasoned age! My first thought this morning was one of not being sure that I like it. However,  as I thought I about it, I decided to take joy in the fact that I've reached an older age. Because age comes with benefits. Benefit #1 - I'm a bit wiser.   When I look back at some of the decisions I made when I was younger, I cringe. With age has come the ability to slow down and think things through before I make major upheavals in my life. I've also discovered that getting worked up about certain things is just an absolute waste of emotional energy. Benefit #2 - I'm enjoying my life.   As I've aged I've learned all kinds of skills and hobbies and can honestly say that I'm never, ever bored. I love all the different things I'm able to do and it's fun! Benefit #3 - I've learned to appreciate my relationships. With age I've learned to work on developing a...
Read more

Eating to Live

-
Image
  Despite the unexpected busyness and interruptions, I have been plugging away at my weight loss as well as writing the plant-based, whole food cookbook. Recipe testing fell by the wayside the past two weeks, but I've still gotten a good chunk of the book done. I also got on the scale this morning for another one pound loss which makes a total of 61 lbs. since I started this journey back in July. It's second nature at this point and I have so much more energy and feel healthy. The only negative is that because I've lost so much weight I'm seeing some sagging, crepe-papery skin happening. Yuck. Some of that is age and I need to figure out some toning exercises. It's definitely a life-style change, but a positive one which I'm so thankful I started on. The pictures above are a small selection of meals I've eaten the past two months and many of those will be included in the book.  This will be a printable e-book as I find that will be the easiest and most cost ...
Read more

When the Unexpected Pops Up

-
Image
On Thursday afternoon, just as Dan and I were getting ready to leave for a meeting, we received a phone call from our son. He was sitting on the side of the road with a blown engine in his car. The problem is he lives 3 1/2 hours away. After back and forth phone calls he called a tow truck and got it towed to a garage. He ended up renting a car and headed here for the holiday. We've been working with him to figure out his next steps because he still owes thousands of dollars on the car which will also take a significant amount to replace the engine. His rent is going up in the new year. His seasonal job ended and he is trying to find something else, but needs a car for that to happen. His car still has not been looked at by the mechanic. It is all more than a little overwhelming. Long story short, we extended an invitation for him to live here temporarily so he can get out from under all of this. It would save him money on expensive rent and utilities.  The timing was right since h...
Read more