Purpose even in Paranormal

I'm a preachin' woman or should I say I had an opportunity to relay a little bit of how God is working in my life recently. I spoke about living everyday on purpose. A simple statement and yet so hard to do. Intentionality is the name of the game but how do we do that? How do we live on purpose when we have so much to do? How do we keep a day of Sabbath when studying has to be done and the empty cupboards need to be filled? How can we show our love and affection as boldly and generously on March 14th as we do February 14th.

The subject of living everyday on purpose has touched my life with my sister. We can't wast time with meaningless things when those moments would otherwise be used preciously sleeping or...sleeping. Both of us have to adjust to everyday in this reality.

One thing I talked about at church today was living in "paranormal" days, "beyond normal" days. Since each day is a new day that's never been lived we have an opportunity to make it special, one to remember, even a Holy Day because it's WHOLE if we devote it to God's purposes. After reflecting on death, diagnosis, and chronic illness I said, "Normal days after paranormal days such as those spent receiving news about shocking circumstances have to be lived in a new way, sometimes a daily struggle to figure out. But one way we make these 'new normal days' have purpose is to live out that reality. Living truthfully makes even those days WHOLE. It's a simple statement but it was probably my favorite line from my message because no matter what our circumstances, we can live truthfully where we are. If I denied my sister the ability to live with Louie, it would not only hurt her physically and mentally, but I would deny her the chance to live honestly as J. If I denied myself feelings of being bummed or joyful from simple delights, I would live a lie.

It's a tricky balance and something that we have to remind ourselves of quite often. Just as I plan my day around when she naps so I don't interrupt her with a phone call and she plans her life around naps, we have to be intentional about infusing the day with purpose, even if it's a simple as an uninterrupted nap and a worthwhile conversation afterward.