Expectations vs. Love

There is nothing more I love to do than to be with people.  People in JOY, people in anguish, people in Target.  I love people.  In the root of my heart I love all people.  Yes.  All.  Love.  Am I challenged by this?  Yes.

It is my hope that I come across as a person filled with love.  Filled with grace.  If you live at my house, you know I am short on grace often.  I have high expectations.  High hopes.  My family can be great.  The potential is to be had.  Often I find myself having to talk myself down and say, white flour is okay, taking a day off from sweating is okay, sitting on the couch is okay.  It is hard for me to not want to live life to it's fullest capacity every day.  Each day is a gift and I want to tear it open, breathe it in and enjoy.

Those of you in my daily life, I love you.  My eyes are set on great things.  My heart is trying to surrender each day to what the Lord has, not what I have.

In the last week there have been three deaths of YOUNG people we are in relationship with.  The sphere  of influence has the potential to be God size or me sized.  I'm very aware of me.  Get out of the way and allow Him to use our family.

Fall into this time of testing.  Fall into the days routine, but quickly abandon it when relationship calls.  Love is the greatest of these.

Just some things on my mind.