The beautiful Sarah Tucker is here today to share how she is Living on Purpose. Sarah is the first blog I really read and followed and she was definitely the one who inspired me to get into blogging. I admire so much about Sarah - her humble nature, her natural living tips, her mama way and her style. I imagine if/when we meet we would sit in a coffee shop and chat for hours about being a mama and wife! And her hubby and my hubby share an alma mater, so that's fun! She is the true definition of class and her tiny, handsome little Tuck? I die. So stinkin' cute. OK I'll stop rambling and let Sarah take it away...
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” - Howard Thurman
I quit my job last November, which was something that at times made me come alive. But it was overwhelming me in this season of my life. There are so many working mother's that amaze me - they do it with such grace. I realized I wasn't one of them. I was frazzled and struggling at balancing any of it. So for this season, I decided to take a break. If a break is such a thing with small children (; ... This season is short. Just typing that makes me want to hold onto it but I know it's like sand slipping through the cracks of my hands. Which makes me a bit weepy to be honest. I am a mom to a just turned two year old little wild man nicknamed Tuck, and in two months I'll welcome his brother, Wesley, into this world. Being with him day in and day out is a hard thing but the best thing for me right now. Sometimes I am not very good at it. I'm still his mom, his world, and so he doesn't seem to mind. Thank God for the grace children are easy to give. Something that worries me as I've transitioned into full time stay at home mama is that I'll lose myself. I'll get so caught up with my children that I'll forget all of the things that made me come alive, the dreams God has placed in my heart from before I was born. Truthfully, I've already fallen down that rabbit hole a bit! I think that's a pool we mother's can't help but dip our toes into. These babies, they are our world, aren't they? So I think part of living on purpose in this season of my life is reminding myself that it is just that - a season. One of the most precious seasons of my life for sure. Which helps me to focus on it, die to myself a bit more than is comfortable, and trust that God (as always) outdoes my plans tenfold into something more beautiful than I could have dreamed up. But I think it's still important to keep those things that make your heart sing close to you, to never lose them, sure they will evolve possibly into something better - but I want to remember them. I want my children to see me as their mother who loves them unconditionally, but also one with purpose and passions all her own. So what makes me come alive/ what fires me up? Adventures. The colors of the ocean. being seaside. a great conversation with a close friend. my momma's love for her family. marriage. Gods Grace. gratitude. veggie gardens. florals. being outside. porches. walks. children. snuggling. my boys! helping others. my family. camera in hand. blogging about things that matter vs just stuff. early mornings. good books. good food. organic everything. .... And so I hope, once this season is done, and my babies are in elementary that whatever I do involves those things to some extent. I hope I add a few more. I know my children will teach me more than any school or any job - I just have to pay attention. Some days I will fall short, some days it will be hard to see the beauty through the stains on my t-shirt, my ratty hair, my dark circles looking back at me in the mirror. But I hope I look at my children with wonder and wide eyes, am grateful for this time together, give myself some Grace when I think I've fallen short and share what makes me come alive with my boys.
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4 comments :
ah love Sarah! And can't wait to see her this week :) hehe :)
i just love sarah, she is actually the reason i visited switzerland when i studied abroad and to this day it is still my favorite place i have ever been!
this post is truly beautiful and i love the idea of seeing things as a season. really everything is just a season and if we were to think of everything that way i think we would be more appreciative, of that time we have and of the blessing it is to have it!
xo mary-katherine
gold-hatted lover
I love that Sarah Tucker! Couldn't agree more that it is sometimes so easy to lose yourself when being a mama. My baby is my whole world and I have to remind myself all the time that it's good and ok to focus on myself too! xoxo
gosh I totally lose myself! but I feel like these days every time I try and really want to prioritize myself... I seriously get this message from God that it's my time to focus on my family and it's so humbling! but scary! I want to make sure i'm still there!
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