from humus to heaven...

us women are inundated with being a "self-sustaining organic only/entrepreneurial self sufficient/gourmet cooking genius/who should have their children in every activity possible/be an amazing photographer or blogger/totally fit with terrific hair/their own magnificent decorator who sews their own pillows,curtains and stencils galvanized buckets so she will have time for filling up the glass jars in the pantry lined perfectly and labeled with precision that she just about has to be perfect for this world or she feels worthless"

for real?

since when is is NOT okay to just be a mom?

do you ever hear your 13 year old daughter say:  "I can't wait to be a Mom!"

well, if not, that could be because the amount of pressure that it takes to just be "totally amazing" according to what her mom might be pursuing could be the reason...........

we, as mothers, should be a little less preoccupied with being perfect for this world, and instead think about being perfect for Him

that means, every single thing you do should be a decision of getting you to heaven

every.  single.  thing.



ask yourself before making any decision (and no, I don't mean should I wear the red sweater type of decision) "is this leading me towards being a saint?"


I think it's about time we get over ourselves

we aren't great

we aren't fantastic/amazing/magnificent

get over yourself

we are created in His image..........but we sure muck it up with all the world don't we?

the only reason you are able to cook that amazing meal is because He gave you that gift - so thank Him

the only reason you are able to live in your house is because He gave you that gift - so thank Him

the only reason you are able to embrace your children is because He gave you those gifts - so thank Him

the only reason you are suffering inside, is because you are refusing to give Him thanks in good and bad, in gifts of both sacrifice and joy

which brings us back to being submissive...being humble.....the word humility comes from the Latin word humilitas

humilitas is derived from the word humus....which means the earth 

humility it truth....because it shows the truth about ourselves

is it hard to just be a mom?  do you see other women/moms succeeding in their own business or even just succeeding in their decorating??  blogging???

not only is that jealousy, but it is surely not being humble

the depth of your faith = the depth of your humility


*oh boy*


that one made me stop in my tracks when that came to mind.......how often I fall and how often I have to get back up


i am working from the ground up.......from humus to heaven