Thanks Jen. I appreciate your thoughts. Anxiety/being in pieces, vs being at peace.
Growing up, our family would light the advent candles and probably did a short reading/devotional type thing. These days I am learning from my oldest daughter about the church calendar and the Advent season. She is about embracing the dark days of Advent when the sun sets so early. A time to be quiet and to ponder. I have used Sarah Bessey's advent writings in the past, about this waiting period, when we anticipate. Which reminds me..... I could be looking that up again. :/
It's actually a really good time of year to start planning ahead. I have an allotment and the planning usually starts in early January and by the start of February im planting tomato seeds. Once I have things growing that really helps me realise that Spring is on its way.
Thank you for this. The way the modern church reduces the roles of women into their usefulness to the mission or their willingness to sacrificially nurture is hard to cope with. Needed this reminder today that God is the one who makes the way, and that when I’m feeling anxious for our kids, our extra kids, I can rest in His presence. Thank you.
Congratulations on your first footnote here! And thank you for the new Greek vocabulary. Anxiety is a fact of life for me, even in childhood. I've been trying to learn mindfulness and meditation but controlling "the pieces" is like herding cats.
Really good stuff here, Jen. I’ve been feeling some marimna this week! And I’m totally with you on the Mary/Martha contradiction. Wait--am I supposed to serve? Not serve? Sometimes I think I’ve found the sweet spot then find the boat tipping over.
Thanks Jen. I appreciate your thoughts. Anxiety/being in pieces, vs being at peace.
Growing up, our family would light the advent candles and probably did a short reading/devotional type thing. These days I am learning from my oldest daughter about the church calendar and the Advent season. She is about embracing the dark days of Advent when the sun sets so early. A time to be quiet and to ponder. I have used Sarah Bessey's advent writings in the past, about this waiting period, when we anticipate. Which reminds me..... I could be looking that up again. :/
Thanks, Beth. I'll check out Sarah Bessey's advents stuff. I read her Jesus Feminist book after we left Mars Hill and I really liked it.
Thanks for the introduction to the word marimna. Good stuff.
You're right. It's a tricky time.
It's actually a really good time of year to start planning ahead. I have an allotment and the planning usually starts in early January and by the start of February im planting tomato seeds. Once I have things growing that really helps me realise that Spring is on its way.
Yes! I have a garden and spend this time of year planning and dreaming.
Thank you for this. The way the modern church reduces the roles of women into their usefulness to the mission or their willingness to sacrificially nurture is hard to cope with. Needed this reminder today that God is the one who makes the way, and that when I’m feeling anxious for our kids, our extra kids, I can rest in His presence. Thank you.
Excellent words, and excellent use of the footnote!
Congratulations on your first footnote here! And thank you for the new Greek vocabulary. Anxiety is a fact of life for me, even in childhood. I've been trying to learn mindfulness and meditation but controlling "the pieces" is like herding cats.
Really good stuff here, Jen. I’ve been feeling some marimna this week! And I’m totally with you on the Mary/Martha contradiction. Wait--am I supposed to serve? Not serve? Sometimes I think I’ve found the sweet spot then find the boat tipping over.