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I settled into our bright orange adirondack chair before my toddler baby girl who was playing with her sand toys. With phone in hand, and the Kindle app open to Pursuing Justice by Ken Wytsma, I was reading words that captivated my soul with a desire to know more, to understand and grasp what justice means.

And she’s not content with me reading. She offers the sand filled shovel and an invitation,

“Play with me.”

I did not want to put the book down to play in the sand.

“I’m sitting right here. You play,” was the response that hung on the tip of my tongue before God arrested my heart and whispered to my soul.

“Don’t miss this. Don’t miss what I’m wanting to show you, here.”

And I knew. So I put my phone down, and I played. And it wasn’t about the sand. It was about her. More so, it was about us and the credibility of my message to her, and to the world. It’s about the authenticity of my life, and am I living what I say I believe? Am I living the truth I declare, because that determines the depth and eternal significance of my influence?

God wants me to pursue justice, but He doesn’t want me to leave my children behind in the journey. <— Tweet that? And somehow He is reconciling the call to pursue justice with my call as a mama. And this is where my life and heart is right now. And where I am, I want to be all there.

And this. God has ignited a passion in me to raise my children, not to just serve the world, but to change it. And what good would it be to try and save the world and lose my family in the process? The fight for the family, especially in our nation, is part of my call to do justice. And for me, it begins with my own. 

The road before me is not clear, but it doesn’t have to be if I walk with eyes of faith and His word is the lamp that lights my path each step I take.

But this I know for certain.

1. I’m broken, and He was broken for my broken.

2. I am a mama of 4, learning, seeking, wanting to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly, and I desire to raise children who do the same.

3. I’d like to somehow, inspire and encourage other mamas along the way.

4. And use this blog for a greater purpose than my own.

And this is still the journey of a life surrendered.