Love yourself and others right where you are. I’m a reflector. It’s hard for me to move through life smoothly and confidently without my constant evaluations. Are you this way? I have no idea if it’s a blessing or a curse. These evaluations are for ALL my areas of life too. I really thought I kept them to myself. However, my daughter Sofia’s friends Dad told me “you have a lot of thoughts about everything” and he was just picking up his daughter from a play date standing on the front steps of my house. We had less than a 5 min conversation!!! Lol. I’m certain he had NO idea how loudly I heard this comment. It was at that moment 5 or 6 years ago that this personality trait was in the spotlight of my awareness. However his comment made me laugh out loud at this realization of myself. I wasn’t even sure what his intentions were for saying this, but I was enlightened. I do know this...as a woman(and all the roles we carry in life) I WANT TO DO IT RIGHT! It’s not that easy. Over the past few months(well maybe my whole life as long as I can remember) I have been reflecting whether or not my lifes efforts are worthwhile. I want to be intentional with all areas. I’m aware no one can have it all, but I’d like to walk away with satisfaction that with what I was given I did it mostly right. How can we measure this? Definitely not by looking around on Instagram or Facebook! Loll. Well since I’m a “professional life evaluator” (yes this is a title I think I’ve earned) I think for me it’s seeing love in the people you have invested in no matter how big or small. For everyone, this can be your family, kids, other people’s kids, roommates, students, coworkers, neighbors, strangers etc. This can obviously be done in so many ways with whatever is put into your life. My struggle is I get so busy with my daily tasks that I lose sight of this most important thing and sometimes I can be far from loving. Often it’s hard to even realize that I’ve ignored the closest people around me because I get so focused on my responsibilities. For me, I’ve given Jesus the job of nudging me back into balance. I can rest in the safety of knowing He ultimately wants the best for all of us. When we lose our way(which happens to me more than I’d like to admit) He brings that into light because He is PERFECT LOVE and wants us to be whole and full of joy. This process for me usually starts with a meltdown (a really ugly one) and an inward reflection and realization that I’m out of balance. This am while working my way back once again, this verse was in my morning quiet time and I’m hoping maybe you can find rest in it also. If you made it this far in my post, I’m including my new favorite recipe to survive a meltdown: gluten free chocolate chip pancakes. Happy Valentines Day❤️
XOXO,
Tracy
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Pancakes...Yum!
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cup milk mixed with 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 tbsp sugar or other natural sweetener
- 1 1/2 cups white or brown rice flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Mix wet ingredients together. Mix dry ingredients together. Mix wet and dry ingredients together. I add 4-6 choc chips to each pancake after I pour the pancake on the griddle. Feel free to stir them into batter if you rather;)
