A Woman Who Perseveres
She is tired
but she works anyway
She is grumpy
but she smiles
She is busy
but she stops when she hears,
“look mom! look at me!”
She just wants nap time to be a little longer
but she greets her little ones with dancing eyes
instead of rolling ones.
She doesn’t feel like reading her bible today
good thing He is with her always
she reads it anyway
and it breathes life into her weary bones
it teaches her that to escape is to flee living
and He came to give us life
so even when she wants to escape
just for a day
she perseveres
in love
and she thanks her God
for the ability to live fully
for laughing souls
for a providing man
for warmth
and…
for coffee.
I’m learning, by grace, to become her.
I need that in vinyl on my wall. Excellent.
I am printing this off and hanging it somewhere that I see it all the time. For real. I struggle with that eye-rolling part.
Kimba…don't we all…
Thank-you! I am not being that woman today–we are homebound (again) due to weather (ice/snow=danger!) and I guess I have been 'pouting' which is a highly unattractive trait in a child let alone a grown woman. I loved the phrase: 'it teaches her that to escape is to flee living' so true yet how often do I believe the lie that if I can just 'escape' all will be well. So thank-you. These words were very appropriately convicting in a comforting sort of way–so I am off to living! I pray the Lord's blessing on you today.
I wish I was her too! Dancing eyes, and smiling! Thank you Sarah!
Wonderful message. I'm printing it out and hanging this up!
I wish I understood why, but on both my work computer and home computer, your header shows up twice. The second one covers the first portion of your post. Good thing I have your blog on rss feed so I can read the whole thing. But I wish I knew enough about this type of thing to know why my computers do that!
Blessings.
Double-header fix: Click on “Compatibility View” (an icon right after the URL that looks like a piece of paper ripped in half) and that should fix it immediately. It’s an Internet Explorer (IE) issue (seriously, why are you still on IE anyway? Firefox baby!).
Lovely. Perfect. How do you know me so well?
I need to become her, too.
Fantastic post!
Beautiful! Thanks for the encouragement today!
Courtney
Thanks for the fix – I know – I'm behind the times! :)
Sarah Mae! I'm forever learning too. Oh to be that women! May we all become her!
Love you!
Traci
PS: And I wonder why my 3 year old daughter rolls her eyes. Hehum….. where does she see it? ME! :-)
Wonderful post! Thank you for that. I definitely needed that today.
This is beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!! :D
Wow! Have you been in my head lately? That is exactly how I've been feeling and who I've been trying to become. Thank you for the much needed inspiration today.
I am SO printing this out! I may steal Terri Lynne's idea from her blog today and post this on a wall in my house!Thank you for sharing it with all of us!
I really love the poem today!!!! Really speaks to my heart.
I loved this. Thank you.
Thank you. I needed that today, sniff sniff :(
Emy
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Love it all I really do, but just this morning I was thanking God for "A Providing Man." I'm always thankful for my cup of JOE, and it goes w/out saying the "Fruit of my womb!"
Nicely said :-)
So beautiful and perfect! Thanks! I am going to post it up in a couple of key places…
Love this! I am going to print it off as well.
I know I get through my days thanks to the grace of God and a good strong cup of coffee… or two….
to grow in grace each day, remembering it is a marathon not a sprint. thank you for encouraging me on that path.
blessings and grace…
I love this, Sarah. :)
One day that will be me through and through…but until then I'm learning every day.
Thank you, I needed to read this.
God Bless.
WOW. Totally printing this off!! I feel like you were in my home and saw all the things I need to work on. Oh sigh! Thank you so my Sarah Mae!
Thank you so much for this. I just printed this to have next to me at my desk at work. This is where I need to persevere the most.
Thank you again!
Oh thank you for this! I needed it this morning.
.-= Micah´s last blog post … Bearing my heart and soul…..(Biting nails)…a little too much =-.
I need to print this out, too. That whole, "She is busy but she stops when she hears,'look mom! look at me!'" part? Yeah…um…ouch. :/
.-= Heathahlee´s last blog post … A Hero Once More….My Husband Rocks! =-.
beautifully written. powerfully convicting… thank you so much for sharing it with us. (I need it tattooed on me somewhere I think, but maybe I'll settle for posting it on my wall… lol)
.-= Debbie´s last blog post … Good Health – to be continued =-.
Inspiring and convicting at the same time. Absolutely beautiful!
Thanks. Even though I read it a few days late, I needed that today. God knew. :)
.-= Amanda´s last blog post … Not-So-Much =-.
Well said! I struggle to be her, but thank God for His grace and that His mercies are new every morning!
Thank you for sharing this. I read it when you first posted it and little lines from it have gone through my mind the last couple of day. Oh that all my actions would be a reflection of trust in the One who love me so.
I needed to read this. I have been feeling so downtrodden, like I have this heavy load lately, and this mace me cry, but it was what I needed. Thank you.
.-= Kalee´s last blog post … My Fears Were Unnecessary =-.