Fall and Boundaries

Tomorrow is September 1st.  In the Lindsey-calendar, that means the beginning of fall, which I define as all of September - November.  It also marks the beginning of the last third of 2019... so we have four months left to get it together and finish this thing out strong! =)

For several external reasons, it's been a difficult summer, plus I'm over this August heat ;-)  ...so I say bring on the fall!

My goal for the rest of this year is to work on implementing better Christlike boundaries.  Elizabeth and I are going to go through the Boundaries book and workbook together, and I'm really excited about that!

I want to take time to let Jesus restore my soul, and I want to improve at recognizing what I am responsible for and what I need to let go of and distance myself from.  It's incredibly hard for me to watch kids I love hurting because of adult choices outside their control.  It's also hard for me not to project how I would feel in their situation onto them, (which is a problem because I feel everything very deeply and often feel an unfair sense of responsibility for the emotional brokenness in others that I'm incapable of fixing).  While I am not one of the adults directly responsible for them, I also don't want to ever be callous about what happens to them.  So prayer and general encouragement and willingness to really listen and help wherever I can is probably my best bet moving forward.  But maybe the Boundaries books will help me define that line (and other tricky relational dynamics with family and friends) more clearly.

Mostly, I know the books will say that I am responsible for ME... for finding healing for my own emotional brokenness and taking control of my own habits and tendencies.  For speaking up and being clear when something bothers me rather than being passive aggressive or resentful.  And for keeping the waves outside the ship... setting boundaries that allow me to maintain self-respect and peace and security in my relationships.  So I'm excited to dive into that more and make progress there! ❤

In lighter news, here's my song of the week since it's been stuck in my head all day:

Penn's crazy dancing here makes me happy every time!  I love the Holderness family -- their parody videos are always fun, and their podcast has become one of my favorites. =)