The Older and the Restless
Okay, did anyone else have the theme song from the soap opera The Young and the Restless playing in their head when they read this title?
Maybe it's just me.
However, I must confess that we were more of a Days of Our Lives household.
I miss the days when dramatic soap operas were just made-up shows and not the reality we now seem to find ourselves in today.
Anyhoo...
I haven't posted a lot this week. I was fighting off a cold, my body needed to rest, and I wasn't getting the sparks of inspiration I've loved participating in.
So, this week has been a lot of rest and a whole lot of quiet.
Ewe, right?
I'm a get-er-done girl, so those chillaxing, quiet times don't sit well with me.
2024 was a drama-packed year, and I was dedicated to daily writing while working on the Journey From the Ashes.
I'm being a bit gentler with myself in 2025, and if a cool idea doesn't pop up to write about, I'm not forcing it.
A thought occurred to me as I sat in my fluffy robe, fingers arched, ready for God to download something amazing for us to reflect upon this morning.
We did a lot of inside work together on our Journey From the Ashes.
We dove into heavy topics and worked together to dispel the lies we believed for so long that held us back.
God imprinted His truth upon us that we are:
When I want to write about anything that contradicts those truths, it seems unnecessary and disrespectful to all the work we did with God.
I'm not going backward, and neither are you!
I think the restless feeling I've been having is that I am trying to repeat what doesn't need repeating.
Been there, done that, and we ain't goin' back.
Therefore, starting next week, I want to try something different and switch gears a bit.
I gotta get out of my head, connect with others more, and get out into the world to follow God forward and seek some kindness, laughter, hope, and maybe even some joy.
I know a lot of us are freaking out right now. The world feels like a dumpster fire as hundreds of news channels and social media posts filled with fact/fiction/foolishness send 24-hour messages of despair and fill our minds with fear.
I know that there are real problems and serious issues that need to be addressed.
I also know so much good is out there—so many wonderful, kind, and amazing people working on solutions and trying to make the world a better place.
Perhaps my restlessness has been trying to tell me that talking about what we've been talking about - while helpful - might be a bit tone-deaf with all that is happening.
It's time to get out of our heads and connect back into the world.
So, enough about me.
I wanna know more about you, and you, and you, and you.
I feel like God is sending us on a mission forward together, and I'm feeling all goosebumpy, even though I have no idea what any of this means.
We aren’t getting any younger and we don’t have time to waste, so here we go.
I'm unsure where we are going, but I hope you'll stick with me along the way!
Seek, and we will find.
Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Isaiah 43: 1-2
But now, this is what the Lord says - he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Proverbs 3: 5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.