I'm a mom on a mission to get my kids through the jungle of puberty while keeping my sanity along the journey.
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Join me in my daily walk through the joys and struggles of parenthood. Share a word of encouragement or be encouraged. Cry a little, laugh a lot, but know it is all in divine order.
It’s
National Walking Day, celebrated on April 7th. Lace up your shoes,
put one foot in front of the other, and get your body moving. On National
Walking Day improve your circulation and mood as you raise awareness about the
importance of physical activity.
How will you
celebrate National Walking Day? Here are 5 Ways to celebrate:
1.Take a walk with a friend.
2.Do a racewalk.
3.Walk as a family after dinner.
4.Walk at lunchtime.
5.Park further away – when shopping
park away from the store entrance, and make your steps count.
Will you
walk for the health of it? What are other ways to celebrate National Walking
Day?
“The steps
of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalm
37:23
How do you
walk through your day? A long day at work can leave one feeling drained, worn out,
and sapped of energy. Judging by the trail of shoes near my front door, that’s
exactly what happened.
As I kicked
off my shoes at the end of the day, I plopped onto the couch to unwind. In a
brief moment of relaxation, I glanced at the shoes, and reflected on my day.
The position of the shoes remined me of the gospel song, Order My Steps.
The lyrics to the song say, “Order my steps in your word dear Lord. Lead me,
guide me every day.”
Beginning
the day with prayer is one way to prepare yourself for the day ahead. You fuel
your body with food and your car with gas, it’s important to fuel your mind as
well. Read a devotional, meditate, engage in something peaceful at the start of
your day. You’ll find that you get more milage to get through your day.
If you ask
God to order your steps, be ready to move your feet. If you say, Lord help
me to get along with Karen today, she aggravates me; be ready for how he
answers. When Karen comes up to you with a negative attitude, murmuring and
complaining, resist the urge to cuss her out in your head (or out loud). Your steps
are being ordered. How will you handle the situation?
If you need a
reminder to calm yourself, get one of those W.W.J.D. bracelets and slide it on
your wrist. You may remember them from the 1990’s, the thin wristband held
acronym W.W.J.D. which stood for What Would Jesus Do.
The significance of the bracelet was to remind the wearer to “act in a manner
that would demonstrate the love of Jesus through their actions.”
You don’t
have to run this race called life, alone. Let your steps be ordered by the
Lord. Begin each day in a quiet place, do something that provides you with
peace or inspiration. Fill your spiritual with something positive. Before you
respond to a situation think about the W.W.J.D. bracelet.
