Perserverance

          I am participating in a Bible study by Beth Moore on the book of James.  I am getting many things out of it, and have been challenged with the idea of perserving. Of the various definitions for perserverance Moore offers, there is one that really paints a mental picture for me. It says, "perserverance means, 'nerving oneself' like a person deteremined to stay on his feet, holding tight to Jesus, while storm winds try to toss him like a yellow rubber duck on a swelling sea."  No one really wants to be that rubber duck on the open seas!  In the good old Merriam Webster Dictionary perserverance is defined as "to persist, maintain effort, steadfastly, especially in the face of difficulties."

         My confession, on this bright and beautiful Monday, is that I am having a hard time organizing things.  I like to start the week getting organized so the rest of the week flows smoothly.  It used to be very easy for me to sort, clean, and multi-task many things. Not anymore! I was extremely organized when I used to work outside of the home. If my name was Olivia then the adjective associated with my name would have been "organized," (remember the Mentor Moms' icebreaker from the first meeting?). 

         When I first became a mother I worked really hard at trying to stay organized. I don't know, but when I watch my 19-year-old daughter, I think she has the organization gene now. Seriously, I think I literally passed it on to her. It was taken from me at her birth!  Needless to say, I learned to give myself plenty of grace in the super organized arena when my kids were young and still do now. After my daughter was born and then later my son, another young mother told me her strategy was to pick up one room at a time.  If there was only one room that was put back into shape that day, then that was great. She was trying. I really liked her.  It was advise that freed me from guilt.

        Why am I sharing this today?  I want to tell you young moms to hang in there. Enjoy your kids! They grow up fast.  Continue to perserve second by second, minute by minute, moment by moment and hold tight to Jesus.  I am.



Blessings,
Holly Broden


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