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Friday, October 21, 2011

Five Minute Friday - Beyond Myself

Beyond

I look beyond myself. This tired, worn and failing soul. Look towards the chubby legs and reaching hands. Stretching out towards my face. Joy and smiles. Hope and wonder. Look beyond the darkness and the fear of not enough. See the life and hope growing in these little boys. Screams of joy and laughter split the air (and my head) but I will look beyond this momentary annoyance to the life it speaks of. Beautiful, wild and free. I want to be more like a child. Loving unreservedly. Unafraid of asking for what I need. Hope and fear. Unsteady feet running towards the one I love. Trust look beyond myself and towards the open arms ahead. Beyond myself and to the one who has loved beyond all borders and limitations. Unabashedly I lift my arms. With the trust and hope of a child. Hear my prayer take me beyond.

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I typed this on my iPhone, normally I could write more then this in 5 minutes ;)


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7 comments:

  1. what a sweet prayer.
    I pray you are fullfilled.
    T

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  2. Beautiful. I always hope to have this attitude.

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  3. "Unsteady feet running towards the one I love. Trust look beyond myself and towards the open arms ahead." yes. this. beautiful!

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  4. Very nice, Rebecca! I think you've got a great foundation for successful homeschooling in the future. ;) Thanks for dropping by The Home Front, and have a great weekend!

    PS - I love the your header picture! It makes me think of God always ready to catch us, and how I want to live with the kind of joy and willingness-to-be-adventurous that little boy wears on his face!

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  5. "I want to be more like a child. Loving unreservedly. Unafraid of asking for what I need."

    "Hear my prayer take me beyond."

    Thank you for giving words to the longing of my heart-
    ~Stacy

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  6. It's funny: I think after you have kids, you start to become more childlike. It brings out the wonder in you again. Hold onto that!

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  7. Thank you everyone for the encouragement! My heart was blessed by your responses. It is incredible to me to share a bit of my heart and to glimpse so many wonderful souls in return! Thank you do much!

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