The Easter Season

It's so hard to believe we are already entering the Easter season! This year is flying by already. I'm particularly grateful for the Easter season this year! As I ponder and consider Lent and Easter and all that it means, I'm so grateful for life right now. It's crazy! Constant chaos and noise, it's demanding and somewhat tiresome, it's the up's and down's of trudging through postpartum days, but it's beautiful. Chris and I still look at our life and shrug....we surely didn't see it coming almost 12 years ago when we said "I do"...owning a business, me staying at home, homeschooling, parents to four incredible blessings! We had no idea! But we are so grateful. Not a day goes by when I don't feel an overwhelming amount of gratitude. I'm so glad in our little home video from our honeymoon when we each took a turn to describe what we thought our life might be like in 10 years, that we missed the mark! I'm so glad we did, because I can't imagine my life without all of this. Some times, it was scary to let go and follow God's lead...still is most of the time...but, seriously...it's been a blast!
Everyday, God shows me just how much I need Him. This Easter season allows us to really step back, address areas where we need more of Him, and I love it. I love the opportunity to dig deep and examine just how much I need Him. In the middle of this messy, chaotic, loud, lovely life, I need HIM. I need Him to lead me when I attempt to teach school. I need Him when I care for my little children. I need Him when I try to keep house. I need Him when I'm tired and maybe at my wits end. I need Him to lead me, in spite of myself to help grow these little people and grow me into His image. If there's anything I know for sure, every single moment of every single day, I need Him.
So, as we ponder the upcoming season, let us not forget the amazing sacrifice that was made for each of us. Thank you, Lord, for this season to reflect, to soak up more of your forgiveness and grace, and to live as a light, for You.