TUESDAY TEACHINGS | TRAPPED

I can't tell you how many summers went by that I felt simply... caged.

Summertime and having four kids in four years didn't mix well in my world. I believed a lot of lies back then. I believed the lie that no change in routine meant my life was forever boring. That it was just too hard to get out of the house with little kids. I believed the lie that I was trapped.

The creative in me went completely bonkers on hot summer days when the social media highlight reel would do its thing and try to choke me out. It didn't however do its job (that it boasts about often) of motivating and inspiring me to push past my fear and take all my kids to the pool by myself. I just saw everyone else having a wonderful time while I felt like I viewed the world behind invisible bars.

I know that there might be someone who feels like this today. Let me encourage you to not believe the lies. Invite someone over for iced coffee, call a friend and go for a walk, or take a drive to the nearest park and meet a new friend. You will never know what adventure lies right outside of those invisible bars until you choose to push past them.

xo - Terra

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