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The Freedom in Giving Up

{The Real Side of Motherhood} I’m Not “Super-Mom”…

What is Faith?

“Apathy is a dangerous thing to have in your heart….”

“Give it a try…,” whisper’s the heart.

All in the name of Love + Humility

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Infused honeys are one of my favorite herbals to m

Infused honeys are one of my favorite herbals to make. Especially when we can use the honey from our own hives, and herbs from our own garden.

Today I’m making a sage infused honey. I would normally use dried herbs for infused honey, because fresh herbs can release a lot of water. But today I’m using fresh sage and will store it in the fridge, or a cool place, since we will use it fairly quickly.

I’m particularly making this infused honey for cuts, scrapes, and wounds because sage and raw honey are both very anti-septic and cleansing. But one of our little ones is getting over a cold, and I’d like to prevent the rest of us from getting it, or at the very least have it on hand if someone gets a springtime cold in the future.

Sage is helpful for colds and fevers. Especially for sore throats and infections. Coupled with raw honey, it becomes a powerhouse herbal remedy. It is also a nerve tonic, which helps support the body in times of stress. Whether you’re sick or simply feeling overwhelmed, sage is an herb that can help the body during these times.

Let’s not make sage a weird thing. The herb sage is very healing and scientifically cleansing. But we aren’t using it in the new age or witchcraft where they believe it cleanses evil spirits and more. We are simply using it for what it does—helps support and heal the body.

Sage, like any other plant and herbal created by God, is given for our use. Let’s redeem this beautiful, aromatic herb and use it the way God intended. Not the way the enemy perverted it.

🌿 HOW TO MAKE IT

Start by filling a jar with fresh or dried sage leaves.
Pour raw honey over the top until completely covered.
Cap and place on a shelf for several days to allow the honey to infuse.
If using fresh herbs, I recommend storing in a cool place or the fridge. Otherwise the honey can start to ferment depending on how much liquid the fresh herbs release.
If using dried herbs, you can leave it setting on a shelf out of the sunlight.

Sage is not recommend for pregnant or nursing mothers. Unless you are a nursing mother that is trying to wean and dry your milk supply. In which case this herb will be helpful.

Insecurities are loud when you aren’t confident in

Insecurities are loud when you aren’t confident in your mission. And especially when you don’t know your mission.

Insecurity is rarely quiet—because it has nothing solid to stand on. It makes you feel like you have to prove yourself. That doesn’t mean you are loud on a platform, it means you’re loud with every opinion you have.

When a person does not know their mission, they grasp for identity in other people’s opinions—at its root, it’s the fear of man, and pride. They measure themselves against others, compete where they were never called to compete, and speak loudly to compensate for the absence of clarity.

But Scripture shows us something different.

When a man or woman is anchored in their calling, there is a steadiness about them. Not arrogance. Not passivity. But authority and wisdom.

Confusion breeds insecurity.
But calling produces peace.

If you are constantly striving to be seen, heard, or validated, it may not be a confidence issue—it may be a mission issue.

Because when you know what God has asked of you, you don’t need to be the loudest. You don’t need to prove yourself. You don’t need to chase every opportunity. You know your mission, and you are CONFIDENT in that mission you’ve been given.

You become focused.
Grounded.
Unshaken.

Even Jesus didn’t answer every voice that called out to Him—because He was submitted to the will of the Father, not the noise of the crowd.

“I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father…” (John 5:30)

There is a difference between insecurity and conviction.
One is driven by fear.
The other is anchored in obedience.

So the question is not, “Why do I feel insecure?”
The question is, “Have I clearly sought and submitted to my mission?”

Because once your mission is settled, your voice doesn’t have to be loud—it becomes weighty.

Your calling and my calling look incredibly differ

Your calling and my calling look incredibly different. While they may crossover in various places—we are not taking the same steps in every way.

Sometimes I think it’s easy for Christian’s to put one another in a box. I’ve found when this happens, the tradition of man rules. The reality, however, is that while we should stay in the boundaries set by God—we are all intricately and uniquely different.

We follow His blueprint, but we all have a different part to play.

So if I don’t fit into the box you’d like for me to fit into, sometimes that’s not my fault. It’s the ideological thought process that has caused many to think wrongly.

Expand your horizon.

Not every man was created to goto war but every man can be a warrior. Not every man will write like Luke or teach like Paul—but every man can be a teacher in his own way.

The same goes for calling—you and I are called to the great COMMISSION, but our MISSION may look a lot different. And when we come to terms with this, when we accept it fully in the body of Christ, we begin to see every part of the body flourish. We begin to see more advancement.

While I’m over here working with the salt of the earth blue collar kind of people, you may be working with white collar suits and ties. Both are equally important. Both have important roles in the kingdom. And kings and rulers will come to both when the world shakes even more than it is.

I have heard men with deep southern accents preach a simple gospel without a stage and pulpit and cut to the core in less than 15 mins. Likewise, I’ve sat in theological discussions that last hours that I know my more simple friends could never (nor would they want to) sit through.

My goal—be able to teach effectively to both groups, while staying in my lane. Staying in what I’ve been called and anointed to do.

And that’s the difference.

Whatever God has called YOU to do. Do that. Have situational awareness. Be flexible enough to cross over into other lanes to excel foward. But never forget your calling is different than the rest.

Embrace it. It belongs to God, after all. Walk in obedience. Embrace the callings of others. Stop comparing. We’ll get farther this way.

They are your greatest treasure. The jewels in you

They are your greatest treasure. The jewels in your crown. And they are not yours at all, when you really think of it. They are gifted to you for a time, and they belong to the Creator of all things. The King Who made you.

Parenting is hard. It takes years and multiple children to finally figure it out. By then the damage may have already been done to the older one(s) and now you try to rebuild. Or maybe you don’t. Maybe you decide to just not even try. But which one do you think is the best option knowing the King entrusted one of His children to you to call your own? Try, and then try again.

If we must become like children to enter the kingdom, how much more important is it to make sure we are intricately involved in every aspect of our own children’s lives?

I remember growing up. It didn’t matter how much someone said they loved me. If I didn’t feel loved in that moment or situation, then in my mind I wasn’t loved. But we eventually move past childhood thoughts into maturity, where we realize that our parents did the best they could do with what they were handed (outside of abuse etc, which is never condoned). And if we use wisdom, we realize we can be better and do better.

Get healed so that you aren’t spending the rest of your life healing your children or wishing you’d done better.

Get healed before your grandchildren come along and don’t want to be around you.

You know how you do that? Sit down with your little ones, and your big ones. Give them hours of your time, not just 30 mins total per day. Have conversations with them like people, not subordinates.

And when little girls ask you to dance in the rain with them—don’t say no.

You are laying the foundation for what your children will expect in their adult lives. If you hand them a controlling parent, they will either look for a controlling spouse, or be one. But if you hand them a calm, authoritative, wise, loving parent (which doesn’t mean a pushover—set boundaries), they will not only look for an authoritative spouse, but they too will walk in authority.

At the end of the day, remember, it’s all about the kingdom.

The King is coming. Will He find us busy for Him, or ourselves?

“19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy

“19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state. 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:19-21

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