Nap Time

So, it's about 5 minutes until 5:00pm and Olivia has been sleeping now for almost 2 hours, and I've had a chance to rejuvenate a little which I especially need now that I've gone back to the YMCA to try and instill a little excercise in my (our) life. My body feels good and my mind is clearer from the running, and I know Olivia is sleeping so good because of her good swim this morning...but, my muscles are tired because it has been soooooo long since I've actually done any type of exercise!!!

But all that is not why I'm blogging right now. I wanted to let you know about an awesome web site that my good friend Kelly turned me onto (you can read her blog by clicking on "jeremy and Kelly). I took the opportunity over the past 2 hours to scrapbook and listen to a couple of sermons about the Holy Spirit on http://www.cornerstonesimi.com/. I could sit here and tell you all about it myself, but it would be so much more worth your time to listen for yourselves (along with the sermons on Christ Centered Relationships).

Let me just ask you a few questions to try and entice you: do you feel powerless? do you feel like your life looks like the rest of the world? do you feel alone? do you feel like you are in a constant nap time state, but ready to wake up? I answer yes to all of these questions...especially to the powerless question.

I desire so much to be a godly wife and mother and just in general live a life that glorifies God, but the power to do so seems to be missing. Some things I do fairly well, but others I just fail at miserably and lately I have been wondering why. It's because my power only goes so far.

My power can help me be patient with Olivia for an afternoon (well, as long as we're both well rested, it's not too hot outside, and she's eating grapes from the refrigerator instead of butter), but it doesn't make me a loving, respectful wife.

My power can help me run two miles on the treadmill (barely a warm up for those runners who run up Pikes Peak and then back down), but it can't keep me from feeling lonely.

My power helps me get up and read my Bible in the morning (well, only if I didn't stay up too late watching movies the night before), but it doesn't help me forgive 70 times 7 times.

My power helps me pick up and read absolutely wonderful, godly self-help books, but it doesn't help me apply it in the heat of the moment.

But...praise God there is a but...the power of the Holy Spirit can!!!

So, if you're enticed, just click on the link above, click on "Get a Sermon", then scroll down to the Sermon Series on the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan.

Now, not only is it time for me to wake up to the Holy Spirit, but it's time for Olivia to wake up so we can all get back to bed before midnight (o: