Some days I feel like I have something to say…but I don’t even know what it is.

Sometimes I sit down to write and there’s like this thing inside of me, this idea or thought inside of me that just wants to come out…and then it doesn’t.

Maybe that’s what they call writers-block…

Sometimes I feel like I just want to say something, anything, that will help someone else understand who they are, that will make them feel worthy or beautiful or strong…like I just want to pull someone out of the lies and boxes they live in. Because I know what it’s like, and because I still wrestle with those lies and boxes myself.

I know what it’s like to feel like a failure at being a good person. Or to feel ashamed because of your perceived imperfections and shortcomings. Or to look around at all the things that look like glitz and glamour and feel so dull and unexciting. Or to just feel so normal.

But I also know that it’s like to be free. I know what it’s like to feel confident in who I am, in who I am created to be. I know what it’s like to actually feel beautiful and fully alive. I know what it’s like to be outside of the boxes in my mind that tell me that I can’t or I’m not enough or I have to do more.

I don’t always know those things…some days I know them in my head but don’t feel them in my heart…some days I don’t even know them in my head. But that’s part of the journey…that’s part of walking with Jesus and allowing Him to speak Truth…glorious, life-giving Truth into my soul.

I guess what I have to say today, my friends, is that you, who you are in this very moment, are enough. You are beautiful enough, good enough, worthy enough, strong enough, brave enough. You are just enough. You don’t have to change or get better to be enough.

You are just enough.

What about you: do you struggle with feeling like you are enough in a specific area of your life?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

I have things that I like to do every day. They are little things, but yet they bring such a sense of normalcy, accomplishment, and responsibility to the day. They are the things that if I don’t get around to doing them, I just feel “off.”

Here are my list of things to do each day:

Wash my face and apply moisturizer. I do this first thing in the morning. It helps wake me and gets rid of the sleepy eyes and dried out skin from the night.

Fix the bed. Fixing the bed is important. If I wait until later in the day to do this, I feel like things just aren’t in order until the bed is neat and fixed.

Eat breakfast. I’ve made no secret of the fact that breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I’m still in the stage of life where I have the luxury of having the time and freedom for a leisure breakfast if I choose, and it’s one of the most treasured parts of my day.

Read the Bible. Taking the time to read the Bible is always worth the effort. It’s cleansing, rewarding, and inspiring, and I do my best to make time to sit and soak every day.

Brush my teeth. In all honesty, this habit is my most dreaded. I really don’t like brushing my teeth, but of course I really don’t like not brushing my teeth even more. For some reason, it’s just the part of hygiene that I do not enjoy, and am always happy to just get it over with. There’s been times I won’t take a sip or nibble of something in the evening because I’ve already brushed them for the night and I don’t want to do it again.

Put on mascara. You can chalk this one up to vanity if you like, but for me, just putting on a little mascara makes me feel brighter and happier.

Do one thing you really enjoy. This can change each day. One day it’s having a piece or two of my favorite chocolate. Another day it’s baking something in the kitchen, or designing something on the computer, or spending time with a friend over coffee (this one is nice since it’s two things that i love).

Stop and appreciate. I don’t do this one every day, but I do try to be intentional about just stopping and appreciating. Sometimes it’s appreciating the lake and view in front of our house, or the smells coming from the oven, or the flowers on the counter. Sometimes it’s appreciating the man I am married to, or the family and friends that I am connected with, or just the simple fact that I am alive and well. Whatever it is, it always does my soul good to stop and reflect and realize and appreciate.

What about you: what things do you like to do every day and why?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!