Monday

 Today there is a lot of things that could be written. It is 10:45 AM and I want to spend 15 min using my blog to pray for people. I also want to pray for myself and my kids. I think a specific theme every day would be good but the actual items prayed for variable. The theme of my brain. My new old brain. 

Dear Lord,

I was just interrupted by a text of someone offering me a pig. Thank you for understanding. I will restart the 15 min. 

One idea is this:

Monday: new beginnings, purpose, family, God's character/generosity.

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So: 

Monday: new beginnings, purpose, family, God's character/generosity.

I think this is really good. The reason I think it is good has been temporarily or permanently forgotten but I think it partly comes from the TV show shrinking. This show inspired me but also has affected my language negatively. I did just laugh out loud in a coffee shop and now some man behind me is loudly saying, "It's not funny" and I am slightly frightened and not turning around. 

I haven't done my grocery order. 

New beginnings:

I have had these 8 million times. 8 million. I remember several of them well. Monday is a good day for them. I want to focus on good habits, incremental progress, build in relaxation and grace, hold that thought. 

From Shrinking: Confessions are more for us. It isn't about Father McDiddle. 

Always seeking external factors instead of using the tools you know. 

Facing the uncomfortable. 

You will get better. 

Boundaries. 

Let it go. 

So Lord, help me today as I build my schedule. Work on habits. Find ways to make things easier. Make it easier to do the right thing. It is never wrong to do the right thing. New beginnings of beginning with you even though your Fatherly face is terrifying. Stepping better into purpose that is life giving but not back/brain breaking. Protecting my family and guiding it to a place of belonging, ministry, joy, functional living, support where needed, always protection from ways of thinking and living that are not from you. I want to better know and believe and hold as second nature your true character, independent of neural networks that want to divide me from your intimidating presence. From your generosity I want to push back this fear of asking for the input and leading toward true growth and healing without feeling like I am inviting disaster. I think a lot of disaster already came and I'm still clinging to a raft of some sort and the water is very cold. 

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart. Everything you do flows from it. Keep the ground soft. The heart is the ground. That is where we hide things of importance so that they can influence the brain.

Grocery pick up is done. 

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