Prompt: Blowout
// Two things come to mind when I think “blowout.” One
involves lots of gross, maybe some tears, tons of laundry, and the occasional
onesie sacrificed to the trashcan because I just.can’t.even. The other brings
images of the perfectly glossy locks of a certain princess who is well known
for her stellar blowouts.
As a mother of 4 one has been a decidedly more pronounced
part of my life. I’ll just let you hazard a guess on that one.
Two very simple things really, but they are a good
expression of the sacrifice mothers are given the opportunity to make every
day. It’s here, in the tension between two different blowouts, that a battle is
being fought for our hearts. For our worship. //
I choose this day, and every day, who I will serve. Will I
serve my Creator by serving the “least
of these” in the form of my own precious children who need me to clean their
poop? Or myself?
Obviously, I’m not going to leave my baby sitting in her own
refuse, but the attitude I have as I deal with the yuck is my battleground.
Will I begrudge them the care they need from me and the
sacrifices I have to make to give it to them? Or will I joyfully give up the
glossy blowout for the stinky one?
I am continuing on with my Write 31 Days theme of "31 Days to Slowing Down and Living More Simply" with reflections based on my reading of Emily P. Freeman's book Simply Tuesday and the prompts given at the FMFW page. My "Five Minute Free Write" portion will be enclosed with // and any extra thoughts will follow.
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