Hi, a little update from me, home with my family this week.
I just shared in the first journey share this week how it was challenging to come home
and things have been changing like a little bit.
I decided to delight myself coming home in what was going on and in myself
and just my family and that's what I've been doing with the two little ones,
our younger ones, kind of just enjoy them and enjoy myself
and focusing on just like for instance, okay, I want to bake a cake
and I'm asking the 13-year-old if she wants to join
and if she doesn't want to, I'll still make a cake.
Kind of not like, okay, what does she wants to do?
How can I like serve her? Not think that all the time,
but kind of just like do what I wanted to do and invite her in
and then she wanted to join and we had a really good time together
but not let it stop me if they don't want to join in
that I kind of just continue to live my life and delight myself
and what's going on and invite them into what's going on in my life
but not have this mentality of serving them all the time
and like putting myself lower and they above and always cater to their needs.
And with the two oldest ones, I think it's a lot about letting go,
letting go and just taking the chances that come.
They're teenagers, so there will come moments where you're just like,
okay, I just got to grab this and go with it.
So with the oldest one, I continue to lay him down,
the one that has decided not to follow Jesus anymore.
And then there comes an opportunity that he's like,
oh, I've been building something, do you want to see?
And I'm like, oh, okay.
So I went to his room and saw it and we ended up having like
almost two hour conversation where I got to share,
speak into his life and share what he was struggling with
when it comes to faith.
We had a really open talk about why he doesn't believe
and what's going on in his life and what's challenging for him.
So I got to like meet him on his emotional needs
and also just be there and speak what I believe is truth into his life.
And it just kind of happened after just laying him down
and delighting myself in the Lord and what's going on.
And with the one in the middle, the 15, almost 15 year old,
I think I have some ways to go.
And I am challenged by like how to let him go, but still be me.
So that's what I'm going through with him like and asking God,
how can I let him go, but at the same time be present in his life
and not cater to his needs, but still keep a relationship with him.
So, but all in all, it's been a really good week.
And I see that just like finding joy in little things
and just like letting go and relaxing and just being myself
and that that is actually enough.
Yeah, so I wanted to share that.
That's what's been going on.
And it's been a good week together with my family here at home
and also meeting Annette.
We went for a walk that was great.
So it's been a good week at home.
All right. See you.