She Enjoys Being Nothing

My daughter was playing with a teddy bear this morning her brother recently won for her in a ‘Claw Machine’. You know those obnoxious contraptions you feed with $37 in quarters in hopes of snagging a $2 stuffed animal?

Luke asked her the bear’s name because in Princess Land, everything has a name and distinct personality which determines when and how it is allowed to participate in all manners of little girl drama. The monikers range from Sally to Cinderella to FrouFrou to Jack – you get the picture.

When Luke asked this bear’s name, Princess said, “It is Nothing. She likes being Nothing.”

Does that SCREAM at anyone but me? Do you know how much truth there is in that innocent statement? I know so many believing women who are perfectly content with no name. And by this I do not mean our making a name for ourselves but accepting the name God has given us. Think about Gideon’s being a mighty warrior before he ever picked up a sword, Abraham being a father of nations before he’d ever birthed a single child, Saul embracing the Greek name of Paul in order to fufill his ministry to the Gentiles.

I wish I had time to expound on this but I only have a quick minute today…I’ve got to clean my house and cook today or my husband is going to reconsider our marriage vows. All I’ve got to say for now is this is SO going in the ‘Get Over It’ Conference!

Hi... I'm Lisa and as the tagline says, also a preacher's wife. I began this website in 2007 just prior to the Facebook revolution when mom blogs were a relatively conflict-free zone for sharing recipes and stories about our latest parenting fails. Fast-forward a few years... Luke and I continue to serve the same family of believers in North Alabama where we've called home for over 16 years. The boys are grown and gone, we have an incredible daughter-in-law and the baby McKay is living her best life as an only child while working and going to college. I am a full-time corporate employee and still love to write and teach Scripture. The last two years haven't been kind to public events but it's been during these trying times that the Lord has revealed the importance of the local church reclaiming discipleship using the gifts of those within the body. The time feels right to refresh the blog as a platform for sharing how God has worked through this process and perhaps encourage other churches to follow. And who knows, there may even be a recipe or more parenting fails. Those don't stop when your kids become adults. Thank you for visiting.. I look forward to connecting!

She Enjoys Being Nothing

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