Typed in One Sitting: 5th May

No editing. No overthinking. Just what’s been on mind this week – the highs, the lows, and where I found God in between.

Hello friends, and Happy Monday.

I felt like yapping today to be honest and so here we are. This is me:

My prayers start like: “I know you already know this but…”

I love how God loves us. We think we’re so cool and have it all figured out. We’re cute.

Honestly, I couldn’t do life without him. I need to know I’m protected and safe and so this week I’ve been thinking of this bible verse:

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:1-2

And honestly, thank God I have him to trust because me? Most of my doubt is actually in myself and not Him. But that’s a story for another post.

I saw a post on TikTok about a girl keeping an Evidence File note in her notes app. I can’t remember why she did hers but I made one to track things I’m grateful for, here are a few entries:

• My dentist is nice.
• I got $5 off diesel (money saving queen)
• I’m going to [redacted ;)]
• I went to a different type of networking event (scary)
• We got takeout and I didn’t have to cook.

So I would say it’s going well.

I had a thought this week. Do with it what you will…

“If I have Jesus, I already have everything. Plus I have my husband and kids who are the biggest blessing in my life. Everything else is just extra blessings. So really, I’ve already completed my purpose in life by just having Jesus. So I don’t have to have this anxiety that I should be striving for something or that I should have some “greater purpose”. Because I already have everything. Everything else is just to bring glory to God and enjoy this life he has given me.“

Something I’m really proud of this week, well I didn’t create it this week but I opened it up again this week and felt really happy that I made is my Life Audit Guide. Not a plug for it but I tend to be very self-critical so when I opened it up this week I thought wow, this is actually a great resource. If you are interested, it’s in my shop but I’m thinking up a way to share the content inside with you in a tiktok series.

I wrote down this thought for ya’ll this week so I’ll finish off this kind off all over the place post with it:

There are a few moments in my life that I remember very well. Mostly thoughts that I’ve never forgotten.

I distinctly remember being 18, newly married with a 6 month old baby. I wanted to be the best mother and wife. I had no idea how though. So I threw myself into figuring out how to do it. I can even remember the room of the first home we lived in as a family of three where I had this thought. It was such a blessing.

I look back on that time with such joy. I was so young with a crazy journey ahead of me. I’ve worked on a lot of things in the last 12 years since that time but there are a lot of things I still haven’t figured out. But I know that that girl would be so freaking proud of how far she’s come.

It’s so easy to become accustomed to what we have, that it’s important to reflect on how far God has brought us, and the blessings he has given us so that we stay in a place of gratitude always.

If you’re a young mama, or wife or even just a young woman, I want to encourage you. Seek the Lord. He will get you through everything. He answers prayers, protects you and provides for you.

I have seen it in my life, when we had negative $$$ in the bank account. When we lost family and friends. When we weren’t sure where work was going to come from. When everything was thrifted because it had to be. When we were sick and lonely, going through things that to this day no one knows about, God was always there. Through my doubt and unfaithfulness he has always been there.

That’s the foundation of everything you need to get through. I’ll be breaking this down more over the next few blog posts. But I really wanted to share this while it was fresh in my head.

In case you’re wondering. I’m now a mama to two beautiful girls, 11 and 6. My husband and I are blessed to be business owners that we’ve build from nothing. No loans, just God. We live a peaceful life, seeking to enjoy it with the Lord and all the blessings he has given us.

We’ve been through a lot to get here. But we made it and we’re still going, working with the Lord to enjoy this life he has given us and bring him glory.

So I encourage you to keep the faith for your future. God’s plans really are more amazing that what we could ever dream of. He knows us so well that theres no one better to have leading our lives.

Oof, what a post. I don’t think I’ve been this candid in a long time but I’m here for it. Feeling very blessed to be able to share these thoughts with you.

By the way: something great to pray for this week: a deep authentic relationship with the Lord – it really is the foundation of everything!

If any part of this met you where you are, I’m glad. I didn’t write it to fix anything – just to be honest about the walk. Talk soon.

Nat x