We have had a lot of hard days recently. I don't know what else to say about it - except that it has been hard.
It is July.
Which means we are half way through the year.
So, naturally, I take a quick look around to see the status of any goals I set back in December/January. And, almost always, it is a bit discouraging to see how little progress I've made. This year is no different, but after a conversation with a friend this past week I realize maybe I need to change how I look at progress.
So, with that conversation in mind, I took another glance at our year and I see little pockets of growth. One day, one week, or one month - I had a set number of challenges to complete and when I reframe how I define progress, I feel encouraged rather than discouraged. Life isn't linear (in our case it is more like a wild roller coaster), so why should I expect growth/progress to be?
I cannot remember the last book I logged on here, so I will just highlight the ones that I am enjoying :
Emma M. Lion series (seriously - if you haven't read/listened to this - you NEED to!), two more in the Brand of Justice series by Lisa Phillips (picking this back up from last summer), and a few odds and ends books. Reading this year hasn't been as easy or as instinctive as the past few years, but I am ever so thankful for the 52 weeks reading challenge (LESTER)!! It keeps me moving forward when I would be tempted to just give up.
I am in the middle of 2 Chronicles with the smattering of Psalms that are so very lovely sprinkled in (chronological plan), and I am working my way through the Book of James study by John MacArthur.
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