Samantha Lee shared her artwork with us, based on a book she is currently reading. Check out this fabulous reminder!
"Waking is an incredible thing. We have spent hours of our lives unconscious and vulnerable. Then we open our eyes and try to relocate ourselves in reality. When the first thing I do in the morning is roll over, grab my phone, and begin scanning work emails, I wake to the monsters of performance. The story of reality is about what I can get accomplished today and whether I can justify my existence. When I begin the morning in social media, I wake to the monsters of comparison and envy. The story of reality is about the pictures of other people's lives and whether I can measure up. When I begin the morning in the news headlines, the monsters of fear and anger nearly jump through the screen. The story of reality is about how the world is falling apart and how mad I should be at the others who just don't get it. Or when I lie in bed recounting the days to-do list or when I jump up and immediately start the rush to get everyone out the door on time, I wake to the monster of busyness. The story of reality is how there is always too much to do and never enough time to do it. We must see that the first role of a parent is not to get everyone up on time but to root our household habits of waking in the truth of the gospel. For in the story of God, our call is not simply to wake up our bodies each day but to awaken our hearts to God's love."
-Habits of the Household