i was up early this am, earlier than i wanted. haha. as i rested in bed, i got to thinking about a
few comments that have been said to me over the last few months....some are
along the lines of
"man! you must be SO busy!"
"3 kids? man, life is busy for you"
"a 2yr old and a infant? wow, you sure have your hands
full"
"why 3? now you
will be so busy!"
"pregnant again??
that was fast. now you will be very busy"
etc....etc....etc....
i always just shrugged it off but towards the end of the
pregnancy, i noticed that the comments were being made with a negative connotations
to it. as in im busy with 3 kids, busy, busy, busy....as in chaotic, rushed, hazed, mad, messy house, mini van driving all over town, no time to think and im losing my mind with all of life's busyness....
which got me thinking that the word busy is often over used
and mostly used with a negative meaning behind it
which kinda irritates me, like a pebble in your shoe irritant
so as i rested this am, i was like "dudes! i am NOT
busy!" im......something......i need a word to describe life with 3
kids.....but busy is NOT it
the house is actually quiet most of the time, we have a routine and i find my life peaceful...the house may get messy but its picked back up again...
i ran through my day yesterday in my mind, thinking over
everything i did and i just could not come to peace about using the word"
busy" to describe my day/my life. i need a word to use!!!!
and a few hours later i came up with it!!!
my life is NOT busy
my life is purposeful!
purposeful means having a purpose (duh!)
purpose means
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
an intended or desired result; end;
aim; goal.
determination; resoluteness.
the subject in hand; the point
at issue.
practical result, effect, or advantage:
my life is full of purpose, doing what god created me to do...im
busy about my father's work people!
so the next time someone makes a comment about how busy i am, im gonna smile and say yes! my life is busy with purpose, is yours?
love one another as the man who gave his life for us loves
4 comments:
Better then good Mel' Love that statement.
Melanie I love your thinking!Yes your life is full of Purpose!It can and will be busy at times but so rewarding and in line whit Gods plan for Women . May He bless you richly on your journy as a Mom of 3, wife and house keeper! We are proud of you.
Mel, your post really resonated with me. "Busy" has almost become another "4-letter-word". "Working steadily with a purpose" gives so much more meaning and satisfatcion to my day than "being busy".
I will think of that as I'll be purposefully working in my garden today, take the kids to swimming lessons and then get ready for my first day with a roadside stand out front.
Thanks for your blog!!
ursi- we need to pick a time to connect via phone for the over due phone catch up call. mess me when its a good time for you
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