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Tethering Grace & Togetherness

Welcome to a Fresh Start. (FMF)

January 8, 2015 by HappyGoStuckey 10 Comments

Ok friends. Here we are, one week in to 2015.

Whether or not you are a “one word for the year” kind of person, (I am not. I need more words.)

Whether or not you have a list of goals washi-taped to your mirror as a reminder of your next steps–

Even if you feel like you majorly bombed last year.

If December left you dried out, worn out, needing more…

Here’s what we need to know: He is enough. Especially when we are not. even. close. 

So rather than a list of “To-Do’s”  how about a list of “Not- To-Do’s” for 2015?

  • We will not over-commit ourselves. We will say no, graciously and confidently all the while smiling– knowing that the space left when we leave space is the space that can be filled with what God wants there. 
  • We will find pockets of time for self-care and will accept it without guilt knowing that a drained, empty giver is one that has very little to give.
  • We will not slide into the slippery pit of comparison. We will not self-deprecate alongside her victory. We will not shrink into hiding with the thought that it’s already being said and more beautifully. We will not throw in the towel when we feel like a minnow in an ocean of big, bigger and biggest fish.
  • We will not forget that there is always room at the table for more. And if this table seems too small, we need only add a leaf to the table to make it bigger… And pull up more chairs.
  • We will not forget Psalm 127:1 “Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.” 

So welcome to 2015. Whatever you’re building, planning, writing, doing, hoping– know that He is faithful and He SEES you. “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6

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(Photo taken at the lovely Allume Conference this past October)

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Comments

  1. Karen Brown says

    January 8, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    Praise God that He is faithful, even when I am not. “know that He is faithful and He SEES you” Beautiful! Thank you~

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  2. Marcy Hanson says

    January 8, 2015 at 10:45 pm

    Holy crap. Yeah, this. This is what I needed. Like a breath of fresh air that I had to keep slowing down and breathing through. Like I need to slow more and re-read. I’m not running tonight. Just like so many nights stacked up in a row. Because it’s gotten too late and too cold and too dark with not enough street lights. But I feel like I need to wait and go after the kids go to bed-but that’s not fair to me or to them. Thank you for that reminder. Sigh. Yes.

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  3. Anita Ojeda says

    January 8, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    I love your list of not-to-dos. I always need help staying off the slippy slope of comparison! I will not do it…I will not do it! Thanks for the pep talk!

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  4. Barbara says

    January 8, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    GREAT!! Thank you for your warm welcome!! Welcome to a new year – and many new things ahead for all of us! Thank you God there ARE do-overs and do-continues and time to do all of the above!!

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  5. ❖ LeeAnn Taylor (@leeanngtaylor) says

    January 9, 2015 at 2:44 am

    I love your list, especially the verse. Thank you for the reminder that all we build must be built on God’s foundation for it to last!

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  6. Jolene says

    January 9, 2015 at 6:40 am

    These were all so great! I’m one that can really compare myself and this was great encouragement! Blessings!

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  7. amypboyd says

    January 9, 2015 at 9:45 am

    I think I will change to a Not-to-Do list for 2015. It is only 9 days in and I already feel I am running behind and drowning in expectations. Thank you for sharing. (PS I love that picture. I used on just like it)

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  8. Rachel Quigley says

    January 9, 2015 at 10:13 am

    This is great! I love your “Not to do” list! What a great reminder as we head into this new year! Thank you!

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  9. hopeful50 says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:30 am

    How refreshing, a “not to-do” list! Perfect.

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  10. karrileea says

    January 9, 2015 at 11:32 am

    Amen, my friend! Just so much Amen! I remember hearing Myquillyn speak of Not-To-Do lists a couple of years ago and you know for this Bossy List Making girl – that was revolutionary thinking – but so freeing! I love every single one of your Not-To-Do’s! GREAT post, my friend!

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