betteradjective1 comparative of good and well .• of a more excellent or effective type or quality • more appropriate, advantageous, or well advised 2 [ predic. ] partly or fully recovered from illness or injury • fitter and healthier; less unwell adverbcomparative of well 1 .• more excellently or effectively • to a greater degree; more • more suitably, appropriately, or usefully
yes...yes...and yes. we have been talking as a church staff about just being 'better.' it is a simple word that can and should be laid across all aspects of my life. i am tired, worn out, over worked, and done. i don't have the choice of being done. that is not an option. i am a mom that wants to be better. i am a wife that needs to be better. i am a leader who lacks and has to be better. i must be a better friend. does this mean more time that i don't have? does this mean more energy? i have noticed that i have been busy doing a lot of nothing. i hate admitting that but it is true. my mind is busy, it never stops. while sitting spending time on fb, or watching housewives of wherever (can't believe i admitted that) my time is wasting away. that really isn't busy, is it? agh! i don't really like these wake up calls. i want to be more effective in my relationships, my ministry, my time with God. i want to move forward. i am still right now. and that isn't what God has called me to be or do. i was 'preaching' to my kiddos today about that, DRIVE is our series that we are in right now. i asked them 'what do you think that means, drive?' they came up with all sorts of motorized vehicles that could take from place to place, but that is not what we are talking about here. i explained to them that God has called us to action. to move. to propel forward. to put action steps to His words that He gave us so long ago. they are real, they are alive. jeff, our pastor always says, 'if something isn't growing it's dead.' now dead is a strong word and i really don't want to admit that so i will leave that there. but you know what i mean. so, better is where i'm at right now. i can do better. i can turn off the 'noise' so i can listen. i can be better. i can make that my mission for today. one day at a time. better.
yes...yes...and yes. we have been talking as a church staff about just being 'better.' it is a simple word that can and should be laid across all aspects of my life. i am tired, worn out, over worked, and done. i don't have the choice of being done. that is not an option. i am a mom that wants to be better. i am a wife that needs to be better. i am a leader who lacks and has to be better. i must be a better friend. does this mean more time that i don't have? does this mean more energy? i have noticed that i have been busy doing a lot of nothing. i hate admitting that but it is true. my mind is busy, it never stops. while sitting spending time on fb, or watching housewives of wherever (can't believe i admitted that) my time is wasting away. that really isn't busy, is it? agh! i don't really like these wake up calls. i want to be more effective in my relationships, my ministry, my time with God. i want to move forward. i am still right now. and that isn't what God has called me to be or do. i was 'preaching' to my kiddos today about that, DRIVE is our series that we are in right now. i asked them 'what do you think that means, drive?' they came up with all sorts of motorized vehicles that could take from place to place, but that is not what we are talking about here. i explained to them that God has called us to action. to move. to propel forward. to put action steps to His words that He gave us so long ago. they are real, they are alive. jeff, our pastor always says, 'if something isn't growing it's dead.' now dead is a strong word and i really don't want to admit that so i will leave that there. but you know what i mean. so, better is where i'm at right now. i can do better. i can turn off the 'noise' so i can listen. i can be better. i can make that my mission for today. one day at a time. better.
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