Intense love does not measure, it just gives.
— Mother Teresa

I just finished reading this great book, Blue Like Jazz...by Donald Miller. At the end of one of the last chapters I read..."If we are not willing to wake up in the morning and die to ourselves, perhaps we should ask ourselves whether or not we are really following Jesus." This hit me! I mean...I know this...I have heard this time and time again. But for some reason this time...it hit me. Being where I am right now...a mother with small children...homeschooling...teaching...running a small business...being a wife, a friend, a daughter...sometimes life feels like a lot. I am not complaining...these are blessings...true blessings! I do think however, we have to keep our hearts in check. It is not so much the things I grumble about are bad things...example...wanting that ONE cup of coffee before anyone asks me for anything! It is so much more than that...what is the motive of my heart??? I need to wake...let Jesus lead my day...with His heart for my family...and serve. He knows what I need...He will take care of me. Do I lack trust? Why can I not remember to do this??? Ahhhhhh...I feel so silly and stupid at times because I cannot remember what to do...what on paper, looks like the easiest thing to remember! I challenge you...I challenge me...forget about YOU...can we do it??? I pray so! Count our many blessings the song says...it is so true though. God has truly blessed my life...thank you Lord for my kids, for my amazingly supportive, encouraging, and thoughtful husband, for my friends and family...thank you for loving me and giving me grace when I so easily forget!