Focus

WOW! I can't believe it's already March...where did February go? Not to mention that I've seen more snow in the past couple weeks than I have all winter long...ugh!!!

Anyway, February was a rough month around here. There were lots of things, including sickness, deaths in the family, and other various instances that kept pulling my focus away from my writing, my homeschooling, and my fitness.

We went roller skating as a family last Sunday and I learned a valuable lesson from my son. He was struggling to keep his balance and then he made a self discovery. He said, "You know what I learned mom? I fall when I lose my focus. When I keep focusing on standing straight, I don't fall."

I thought this was very insightful (especially for an 8 year old). So this month is about regaining focus on what's important and what I want to accomplish this year. There are some very exciting things coming up this month and I am looking forward to what's coming!

So, here's to keeping my chin up and staying focused while being excited about future changes that are coming!

Lamentations 3:19-26 (ESV)

19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
    the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
    and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
    and therefore I have hope:

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
    his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
    “therefore I will hope in him.”

25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
    to the soul who seeks him.
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
    for the salvation of the Lord.