A bowl of soup with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. (Proverbs 15:17)there's nothing quite like the restorative powers of spending time with someone you love. today, my mom came over and we had some 'girl' time, which was so nice. taking time to enjoying being together and to talk about the things that are weighing on us. sharing our burdens and tossing them into the proverbial abyss.
there is an underlying cultural standard of perfection that reaches its slippery claws into our lives. i feel that i need to do it all, right, by myself, the first time. but that's not that case. life is a process, it's the ebb and flow of light and dark, of plenty and want. you can't do it alone, and that's not what god wants. he wants us to lean on each other, and lean on him.
this is something that i struggle with. i want to do it alone, but when i try, the mountains seem taller, the winds harsher, the climb steeper. i need to listen to the lord and allow him and those that love me to help me shlep up the mountain. for when i do, i can reach the summit and conquer life's trials.
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