Courageous

Yes...this is about the movie!!! I have seen Courageous going on 6 times now and it still so powerful to me. I am so thankful for the people that created this film. It is not only encouraging for fathers, but for mothers as well. I have been thinking so much about how I should spend time with Elizabeth and the things that I as her mother have to teach her.

My parents gave Matt and I the package deal of Courageous which consisted of the movie, another movie that to be honest we haven't even looked at yet, Resolution for Men, and Resolution for Women books. I began reading my book and holy cow is it SERIOUS!!! It has a list of resolutions and then it walks you through being able to sign them off one by one. It took me over a month to sign the first one!

But I realized something....why do we always settle for good enough? I am "Ok" as a mother, wife, social worker, etc. Why not strive to be great at all of those things? Why not look for God's purpose in everything??

So to hold myself accountable I am letting you know the first 2 resolutions I have signed:

I do solemnly resolve to embrace my current season in life and will maximize my time in it. I will resist the urge to hurry through or circumvent any portion of my journey but will live with a spirit of contentment. (This one was the hardest one so far to sign. The words that hit me the hardest were EMBRACE and MAXIMIZE!)

I will champion God's model for womanhood in the fae of a postfeminist culture. I will teach it to my daughters and encourage its support by my sons. (Thought this was going to be any easy one but if you know me personally then you know that it was hard for me to take a step back. It doesn't mean I am less of a woman but I had to learn what God expects of me as a woman)


So...those are the first 2!! Did I mention it wasn't going to be easy? But is completely changing your life easy? Will report again when I make it to the next resolutions!!