You don't have to carry it all

Gentle Start to the Week

Hello, beautiful souls,

We are officially into our first full week of homeschooling.

The supplies are gathered, the books are finding their places, the schedules are beginning to take shape, and now comes the part where we actually begin.

There is always something a little funny about the beginning of a new season.

We spend so much time preparing for it that we can accidentally start carrying the whole thing before it has even begun.

All the lessons.

All the appointments.

All the meals.

All the things that might go wrong.

All the things we hope will go right.

And somewhere along the way, we forget that today is just today.

So this week, as we continue our month of Replenish, I'm thinking about what we can put down, because sometimes replenishment isn't about finding one more thing to fill us up.

Sometimes it's about carrying less.

🌿 A Gentle Practice for Today

Today, make a little "Not Mine to Carry" list.

Write down whatever is taking up space in your mind right now.

Maybe it's something you're worried about.

Something you can't control.

Someone else's feelings.

Something you think you should be doing.

Something that doesn't need to be solved today.

Then choose one.

Write underneath it:

"This does not have to be carried today."

Pray over it.

And if it's something you can release to God, release it.

If it's something that can wait, let it wait.

If it's something that belongs to someone else, give it back.

You don't have to empty your entire list.

Just put down one thing.

Sometimes that's enough to make room for a little peace.

Scripture for the Week

I love that the verse doesn't tell us to organize our anxiety.

Or manage it better.

Or figure everything out.

It says cast it.

Put it down.

Give it to God.

And perhaps the sweetest part is the reason we're invited to do that:

because He cares for us.

Not because we've earned His help.

Not because our problems are important enough.

Because He cares.

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