Monday mornings make me tired. I should wake up excited about a new week of possibilities and a new week of joy, but that's not how most Mondays roll around here.
We are all fussy and over-exhausted from weekend shenanigans; in denial that it is no longer party time. We all miss Daddy as he heads back to the job we'd spent three days forgetting he had. Laundry Beast flows out of the confines of her designated room, spreading far and wide throughout the house. Piled dishes from a weekend of short-on-time greet me and make me want to go right back to bed.
The children never get this memo because they're too busy mourning Monday in their own way.
I celebrate the Monday hump by serving cereal for breakfast. It's fast, easy, and it works. It gives me the jump start I need on the day to knock down all the threatening piles of chaos. It pours out of the box with little effort or mess and cleans up fast. And the kids are cool with that.
Today, we're having cereal here, folks. Be cool.
I'm not serving Cheerios, Rice Krispies, and Frosted Flakes, but some great articles written by other writers that I respect. You'll love them. This is a clean and easy way to grab a bit of Monday fuel - with no fuss. Read the snippets or click on the links, either way, I think you'll leave full. Make it a joyful week!
Jeff Goins @ goinswriter.com
"We all have a story to tell: it's the one we're living. And we don't tell that story by playing it safe and pretending the narrative is just about us. No, there is something bigger happening than you getting up, drinking your coffee, taking out the garbage, and going to work. I know sometimes it feels like that, and other times it feels like the pain will never go away. Keep Reading...
Logan @ allume
"As believers, we cannot be afraid of greatness. According to Christ, we are born great….we are the workmanship of the God of creation. We achieve greatness the closer we get to Jesus. And, greatness has been given to us through faith in Christ, so let’s walk that out as we thrust it onto others. Let us be a people who love...and in love, we speak life, we give life, and we change lives." Keep Reading...
The Opinion Blender
Amy Carroll @ Proverbs31
"I've struggled with wild swings of thinking I must be the pits to thinking I've finally got it all together. Both extremes are dangerous places. Instead of living on the fringes of shame or pride, I'm learning to turn off the opinion blender and rest in God's truth about me, as well as the counsel of people who care about me.
I surround myself with truth-telling friends who love me deeply despite my flaws, but also have a clear view of those flaws. They're the ones who don't shrink back from telling the truth, but who stir love, kindness and gentleness into the hard things I need to hear. They celebrate my successes and mourn my defeats." Keep Reading...
From Building Blocks to Rollercoasters: a Metaphor for Shepherding
Kristie Anyabwile @ Domestic Kingdom
Our best parenting practices are laced with sin, and so are our children’s most godly responses to our correction and training. So where does that leave us as we consider our parenting? It leaves us in the arms of our dear Savior, depending upon His grace, trusting in His providence working with and for our families in all our interactions, joys, and sorrows." Keep Reading...
*I would love to know if any of these articles "hit the spot" today. Comment below and let me know if you're feeling the "Mondays" too. Let's be joyfully great (in the gospel) together!
OK...so I haven't had a chance to dig into the other articles yet, but simply reading your description of cereal Monday (yes, it comes to my house, too) cracked me up. Particularly laundry beast. I needed a good laugh tonight. Thanks. :-)
ReplyDeleteAny time. As long as you're laughing with me and not at me! Sad to say that the beast has eaten my house this week.
ReplyDeleteAh...cereal. The best invention next to sliced bread and jars of peanut butter. Sad to say, these summer months found me doing the "cereal thing"...for dinner. I have spent most of my time driving the kiddos back and forth...and back again to various places of employment! 3 out of 4 working this summer, 1 not quite old enough for a job so he needed rides here and there to keep occupied, only 1 kiddo able to drive, and down to one vehicle! No time to cook. Yep. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Actually, cereal 8can* be nutritious. I know it's true. I saw the ads :0). Fall brings more routine to most families...enjoy the summer while it's still here :0).
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