A cheerful Nobody

I was thinking today about my life. It's so easy for me to be a "nobody". I hide myself at home all week long, “minus a once a week shopping excursion”. It’s easy for me to blend in to society when I’m out and about, it’s easy for me to not have to face people, because I don’t really have any close friends I can be face to face with. I don’t go to church right now, and I’m just really an all around “nobody”.


It’s also easy to think of ways to become a “somebody” in society. Sometimes it’s even easy to obtain a “somebody” status. I’ve been there and done that time and time again. But I always settle back down for “nobody”. Where am I getting at? There’s a point, hold on tight.

Although, I do believe it’s good to go to church and have friends and not hide yourself away, that’s not what this post is about. I’m talking about more of an internal struggle with insecurity and where I “fit in”.
It’s easy for me to make myself think everyone is prettier than I(when I'm chasing after beauty this becomes untrue), or that everyone is “cooler”(when I'm chasing after knowledge or a "Perfect status" this becomes untrue). So, generally speaking, it’s easy for me to think I’m a “nobody”. BUT…it’s HARD to be cheerful about it. A cheerful “nobody”, I like the sound of it. Not everyone is called to be a "cheerful nobody", but I know I am. It’s the humble and gentle spirit cleaning and cooking, hidden behind scenes, blessing and serving, behind the scenes. The non-demanding, non-competing, non-judging, no compromising,"cheerful nobody". Maybe this comes across as a shock. Or sits funny with you. Let me tell you how I can be content and truly joyful as a "cheerful nobody".
Because, I am a "somebody". LOL, to Jesus, I am. A "cheerful nobody" is, in turn, a “somebody” special to Christ. A “somebody” ONE with Christ, a “somebody” joyful in Christ. BUT, a “nobody”, nonetheless, to the world and a “nobody” to society.

This is a light thought, not meant to be depicted theologiclly, it's just something I was thinking about as I mopped my kitchen floor on my hands and knees this morning and had plenty of quiet time to think about life.

Anyway, You are all "somebody" special in Christ. We don't have to be a somebody to this world, nor do we have to be ashamed, frusterated, or un-cheerful about being a "nobody" to this world. We are called to live in the world, but not of the world, right?  Press on, fellow Sisters, press on! Jesus' "somebody" is SO mighty, we are encompassed within Him, and He within us. :)

L-laundry

OK, so here's my dirty laundry for the week, not really. I felt like I totally didn't deserve to celebrate  mother's day. I had a rough week with the kids. The day after I mustered up the courage to mop the whole house(not very many sq. feet, lol), my kids decide(caleb and lili) to grab eggs out of the fridge and throw them all over the kitchen, while I was on a phone call with the doctors, and had locked myself in a room. I was furious when my phone call was done and I found the house a wreck. I can't trust my 5, 3, and 19 month old to hold it together for 40 minutes...yes, 40 minutes!!! what was I thinking to get so upset with them??? i don't know...anyway, I think I'm blending stories, I'm so wiped out from the week I can't even remember what happened when, every day this week has been wrecking havoc on my poor house cleaning.

Thank God his mercies are new every morning. I'm trying to be a happier mommy. We had an answer to prayer this morning and was given some grace on a doctor bill. I'm praising God, in the GOOD times, because I usually praise Him more in the bad times, these days... I hope you all had a wonderful mother's day!!!

Free Samples on Kraft foods

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I'm not a big fan of Kraft, but when you're broke and your kids are hungry and it's free, why not?

(A More Real) Love Story

L-lilies

L for Lilies!!!
This is my beauty tips post...I have actually been hard at work with constructing a blog for properly dressing and inexpensive beauty tips. I LOVE to do a clothing make-over on people. I can do clothes, but hair, not so much, and make-up is only so/so. The blog is called clothedwithlilies.blogspot.com and some other great websites to look at on this topic are listed in my new page on this blog called, "Wardrobe". Clothed with Lilies is under construction, but there are some great tips up now that you can thumb through, most of the tips are thoughts in process, hopefully this summer it'll be completely done. I'm still working on This is the Taste too, I have a lot to work on, but I LOVE blogging, so it's ok to me. :) cha cha cha

Free Samples

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Updates

I added 2 pages to my blog, they are under construction, but I've started them. If you care to look, they are about meal planning and keeping your house organized and clean. :) Tell me what you think...is it easy to understand? I need to add more, I haven't been able to gather everything together though. :)

I added a new blog about meal planning, thisisthetaste.blogspot.com