Have you ever been scrolling through social media and compared your life to the pictures you saw?

Have you ever felt like a failure? Have you felt like you weren’t enough?

Have you had a case of the ‘if only’? If only I were richer? If only I had a nicer home? Etc, etc.

Well, I want to tell you that you are ENOUGH right now, and GOD will provide you with EVERYTHING you need now.

We all make mistakes and we all fail at things on a daily basis, but we don’t always see those failures and mistakes in others. We are often too quick to label our faults and believe that we are less than what we are.

We are too quick to let those thoughts about not doing or having enough stop our progress and give us reason to complain and think we can do or be the things we want.

It causes us stress and anxiety. It can also lead to some sadness and depression. You may find yourself constantly frustrated and aggravated without really understanding why.

This month we are focusing on PEACE here in our home and trying to put a stop to this Nonsense.

Lose the labels! Know that you are ENOUGH. Pick one thing you want to work on… one thing that you tell yourself you can’t do because of an ‘if only’.

Take baby steps to work on getting to that goal. One day at a time… stay focused on the goal and remember to ask GOD for what you need and HE will provide.

Some days I just feel like I’m so lazy. I feel like I’m a bad mom and wife… life can be hard, especially when you are surrounded by a houseful of kids all day.

I get frustrated because chores aren’t being done correctly, my house is a wreck, and I feel like I don’t have any time for myself.

This is not the way I want to be so I am choosing to make a change. I’m not going to label myself because of any of that … it can all be changed.

There was a time when I was super organized and I really want to get back to that because life felt more PEACEful then. There are so many things that seem to be holding me back, but the biggest thing is often my mindset.

I had to think about what would my life look like if I were more organized? Once I could envision that life, I could start to work towards that goal.

This month, I’ve been working on getting our calendars better organized. I’ve also been getting our routines back on track so things are running a little more smoothly.

We’ve been making some To-Do lists and working on getting things checked off, one thing at a time.

One big thing that I had wanted to get done before now was a raised bed in the greenhouse so I could get more plants started. I was feeling like a failure because I kept putting it off.

I sketched out a plan and priced some shelves. Then I had Mr. Awesome price the lumber for said projects. When I compared them, I decided to order the shelves as they were a better deal. I will use some lumber we have on hand to build the bed after we get the shelves in place.

Once that is finished we will finish the floor in the greenhouse as well so that everything will be in better order for the coming season. That will be a couple of tasks to mark off the list and hopefully we will get rid of some of those ‘if only’ ideas that try to stop our progress.

I’ve also ordered some shelves for our sheds as they’ve become a bit more disorganized. We had plans to build shelves in there too, but life keeps happening and plans get pushed further back so I’m working on doing what I had planned, just doing it a little differently.

I was getting stuck because I wanted to do it a ‘certain way’ or no way… until I realized that GOD could show me a better way!

We will be tackling those areas one at a time. I know we have too much in the shed, and I had intended on having a yard sale last year, but we had some unexpected events that delayed that.

I know that life really likes to throw curve balls … especially the last few years so I’m making plans for that too. If I can’t have a yard sale this year I will be donating a bunch of stuff. I know that clutter is partially preventing me from being as organized as I’d like to be.

These tasks will take a little time to finish, but the investment will be so worth it. I won’t be thinking about how to get them completed anymore… they may not be done the way I had originally planned but it will be so much better than it is now.

These tasks will also help make life easier and less frustrating as things will be better organized. It will give me more time in my days when I can get what I need when I need it … instead of spending 15-20 minutes trying to find things that the kiddos threw in the wrong spot, it will only take me 5 minutes to walk to the shed and retrieve whatever I need. If I have to go to the shed 4 times a week, it’s usually more than that, then that would be at least an hour I’ve saved… not to mention a ton of aggravation! Bring on the PEACE!

The time spent organizing and prepping the greenhouse for the upcoming season will pay off too! I’ll have shelves ready for the new plants, materials will be better organized, and plants will be better taken care of. This will save us time and money … I can’t even begin to calculate how much PEACE that will bring.

These are just a few steps that I am taking to get to my goal for this year.

We can’t waste our time dreaming about those ‘if only’ things because GOD has given us what we need right now. We can’t stop to dwell on what we didn’t have, rather we had to work with what we did have.

If you feel stuck, don’t stop! Keep going, one moment at a time and you’ll get to a better place.

GOD Bless!

These labels don’t just apply to your To-Do lists either… we make labels and attach ‘if only’ to relationships and other goals as well. Don’t wait for the other person to ‘come around’.

What would you do today, if only, that relationship were right? Would you invite them to the movies? Would you take them a special meal?

Think about what the future would look like if the if only had already happened… take steps to get to that future. Don’t stop or you will get stuck!

Sometimes it does mean that we just have to forgive and give them space, but we need to do that for ourselves too so we can be FREE from the stress that the issue is causing us.

I keep telling my kids to choose PEACE, even if the other person doesn’t. You aren’t making the choice for them, the choice is for you so that you can move past that and work towards finding your PEACE.