Monday, January 25, 2010

JoY

Joy
Pure, unadulterated Joy.

I don't think I have known what that is for awhile.
What I did was fight.
I fought to be an independent woman.
I fought to be perfect.
I fought to resist the change that being a mother is to everything "normal".
I fought...
tirelessly and relentlessly.

Lately
I just feel JOY.
I feel freedom from perfection.
I feel released to live.

Instead of tallying the ways I rock in my head (I did the dishes ten times, I made the bed 6 times, I cleaned the bathroom 9 times...) I serve my home freely.
Instead of refusing to claim my address as anything more than a temporary stop on the way to the next best thing, I'm now taking down the sheets I used as curtains and replacing them with real ones, I'm testing paint colors, and I am living gratefully.
I am embracing a heart filled with Joy and a life abundant with Freedom.

The rain stopped and the sun came through the sky on Friday.
I gathered my little boy up for some play in the drive way.
When he ran right into a puddle in his freshly laundered shoes, I chose to laugh vs. cringe.
I scooped him up and went inside to slip him into his rain boots.
We walked up an down the street gutter while he splashed in the pools of dirty water.
I Loved EVERY SECOND.
(Even when he tipped over and was completely drenched in gunk)

Joy and Freedom.

9 comments:

  1. you are speaking from my heart today. it is as if you know my thoughts...thank you for this post. xoxo, Christi

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  2. You are indeed, living each moment and that is beautiful! :) xxoo

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  3. Freedom is a wonderful thing and such a gift. I am glad you have found it!

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  4. prayers are being answered .... yours, mine - and countless others who love you deeply.

    I love hearing praise reports like this!!

    xoxo

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  5. I love this...so glad to hear that Joy is a part of your days...sometimes it is hard work, but worth the effort...darling photos!

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  6. wonderful manta;-)
    oh...i love me some rainboots.
    xo

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  7. That is so great Allegra! I love this post! You are just precious.

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  8. Loved this post. :) Some days it's so much better to just choose freedom, huh?

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  9. These are the moments you will treasure always :)

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