My 2015s.
- At August 31, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Inside My Head, Uncategorized
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Hold up. It’s the very end of August. Who shares their New Years Resolutions nearly 9 months into the year?
It’s been a fast-paced year and, in my defense, I wasn’t able to blog this summer. Before that, I knew I wanted to do an image but I had a really hard time getting it to look how I wanted to. Finally today, a photo, some googling and an app and:
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Yay! It’s done!
The text:
My 2015s
1. Live simply
(1 Thessalonians 4:11).
2. Get outside
(Job 12:7-9).
3. Drop what’s heavy
(Matthew 11:28-29).
4. Enjoy Autumn
(Psalm 113:9).
5. Cherish Nate
(Song of Songs 7:6).
6. Be intimate with God
(Psalm 63:1-8).
7. Be nice to myself
(Proverbs 23:7).
8. Weave God throughout our home
(Deuteronomy 11; Colossians 3:16).
Expecting this year to have challenges that would be especially difficult for me (finding, buying, and moving into a house – developing relationships, support and community once we settled), I knew that trying to create a plan to grow in these 8 areas intentionally would be a bad move. At the slightest misstep my passion would wane and I would eventually desert it (a really awful side-effect of stupid perfectionism). In order to avoid inevitable ruin, – and in light of “Drop what’s Heavy” #3 – I didn’t want to set myself up for that kind of discouragement, especially since I hold the things listed so dear. They are major stepping stones to me becoming to woman I hope to grow into.
I purposefully chose to think of these areas not as NYRs, but rather as areas to uphold and embrace in theory as well how to daily live them out. For 2015, I’m keeping them in view and I plan bring them into focus during 2016 (each one for about 5 or 6 weeks).
2016 will have challenges and be a whirlwind all it’s own (especially if we’re expecting, like we hope to be). But I think it was wise to do things this way: as they’ve churned in my head these past 8 months God gave life to them. I’ve been able to flesh them out and let them settle in ways that will allow me to implement them with practical wisdom next year.
I’m so excited for this journey of faith – and to share in joy what God shows me through this process! = )
Thanks for reading,
Morgan (loves to) Reid
P.S. There’s a 9th area that I’ve discovered through Anglicanism this month but I’m prayerfully trying to find a verse. I was really selective about which Scripture went with each area so I want to make sure it’s one that really resonates with me. : )
The Joy of Knowing Jesus
- At August 17, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Quotes
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I got this from verticallivingministries.com/, it was too good to risk losing!
Sermon: The Joy of Jesus by Dr. Timothy Keller
Series: The Fruit of the Spirit—The Character of Christ—May 3, 1998 on John 16:19–24
I’m going to read from John 16:19–24.
Read More»Long Time, No Write.
- At August 15, 2015
- By Morgan Reid
- In Changes, Moving, Updates
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It has really been 3 months since I last blogged. It’s been hard being away! But at the same time, I want to write from a place of substance and creativity – and I’ve been fresh out of both. It’s been a little more like ‘divide and conquer’ with all we have going on at the Reid Establishment these days.
In the past three months I’ve:
- Bought a house
- Started renovations and organizations of said house
- Found someone to re-lease our apartment to
- Started myofascial release coupled with emotional/spiritual counseling (including all the work that goes along with healing physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Even habitually. Oh, and major breakthroughs! I’ve analyzed my life countless times and a stranger is able to give me amazing insight.)
- Started Christian counseling
- Found a church home in an totally new-to-me form of Christianity (The Anglican Way.)
- Started Catechism classes
- Started attending a women’s group
- Started a system-reset diet that’s the most restrictive of anything we’ve ever done. Think paleo but only 7 fruits, no vinegar, and no tea (*sobs*). I call it the “Worse-than-Whole-30.”
- Along with said diet, I’ve been cooking three meals and a snack from scratch. Every single day. If Nate takes a meal or we eat within the means of the diet at chipotle that takes off a couple meals. But I don’t really like cooking, so it’s a bit of a drain each time and takes a lot of time and attention, with a toddler especially.
- Night weaned my 21 month old. Praise God!
- Participated in a Breastfeeding in public photo shoot for World Breastfeeding Week.
All this on top of going to mom meet ups, cleaning, laundry, and the usual toddler teething/nap refusal/ night wake ups.
I’ve wanted to partake in all of the above for quite some time, but I didn’t imagine it all happening at once. There was so much we had to put off in order to save for a house and I was hesitant to start something I’d have to discontinue if our house ended up being too far away. But here we are. The gate has swung wide open and this horse & jockey is going for it. On the other hand, this structured mama needs life to slooooow down, but we’re making it. This is how it’s panning out and soon (if God wills) I’ll be pregnant and sick and tired most of the day and 9 months later I’ll enter into newborn-toddler-survival-mode.
So truly, now is the time. And even in the chaos, it’s been good. Feels like a big exhale and a splash of fresh water. Nathan just finished setting up my computer this week and so I’m excited to start writing about the above and all the other things that matter to me.
Here we go!
Morgan (loves to) Reid
