Share Four Somethings-May 2022

Welcome back to share four somethings, a monthly link-up hosted by Heather Gerwing (thank you Heather!) where you literally share four somethings on the fourth Saturday of the month. The categories are Something Loved, Something Gleaned, Something Braved, and Something Achieved. Even if you do not participate in the link-up, I would love to hear your four somethings from the last month. 

Something Loved

There are so many things I have loved from the past month. Of course, they all have to do my family. Kayla is home for the summer. My husband and I celebrated 23 years of marriage, my son had a music concert, graduated high school, and bought a new car. Plus, I am spending the weekend in TN with my sister, niece, and brother-in-law.

 Something Gleaned

This month I read What If Jesus Was Serious? A Visual Guide to the Teachings of Jesus We Love to Ignore by Skye Jethani. One of the things he said was: "What if the underlying malady afflicting Christians today isn't that we take Jesus too seriously, but that we've failed to take Him seriously enough? What if much of the culture's judgment of Christians isn't the result of obeying Jesus, but the result of Christians ignoring Him?" It is an amazing book and I highly recommend it. Very thought-provoking. You can read more of my thoughts here.

Another book I read was Raising Emotionally Strong Boys: Tools Your Son Can Build on for Life by David Thomas. This was another excellent book with tools that I believe would be beneficial to both boys and girls (including adults). One thing he said that really resonated with me, "The architecture of our brain can change. We can always create new pathways." Children are not the only ones who get stuck in an "I can't" mentality, or "it's too hard," our brain can be trained to change. That's great news for all of us.

Something Braved or Saved

Last month I told you I had applied to be a receptionist at Proverbs 31 Ministries. Since then I have gone through the four-part interview process, including a project, and an in-person interview. I am waiting to hear if I will get the job or not. I should know something by the end of this upcoming week. Thank you to those who have been praying me through this process. Rather I get the job or not, I feel I have been obedient in what God has asked me to to. I recently re-posted a post from 2016 where I mentioned my thoughts of working at Proverbs 31 and you can read that here. It's easy to say that this has been a 6 year process.

Something Achieved

 I finished 11 years of Homeschooling my children. My son graduated on May 14th (my daughter 2 years ago). I have finished the paperwork and was going to say I was completely finished, but as I was typing this I just realized I haven't shut down our school with the state. Once I do that I will be completely finished.

So, what about you? What is something that you have loved in this month? Something you have gleaned? Something achieved and something brave? I would love to hear from you!

"To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen." Philippians 4:20

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17

To see what other bloggers are sharing this month head over to Heather's blog by clicking on the icon below.