I needed a break today and went to the beach with my family. This week has been a bit of a whirlwind and I was blessed with a pre-planned break from most of it - took some b-roll videos and photos but that's it. So I will do my best to release the journal Monday morning - if I don't, let it go. Holy spirit is encouraging me/us to fully BE with Him. Pause from DOING something to be with Him and just let Him BE with you. You don't have to DO anything. You get to if you have the supplies and the capacity. And it's okay to rest - even from pre-planned devotions. Just have an impromptu walk and watch the birds and the bees, the sun, moon and sky. Have a blessed Sunday. I'll see you on Monday.

How I’m resting in the midst of inspired creation and building… What’s your favourite way to recharge?

But for today, it’s part of the PARTAY!!! @Heather Boers just reached level 2 in less than 30 minutes and honestly once we start having out here, that level is reached in no time flat! We have lots of Skoolers here but also a few new faces from FB, so I’m gonna be sharing a little bit of Skool basics for our complete newbies!! Levelling up will be unlocking doors very soon - we’re just in messy builder mode right now and I want to make sure the level up rewards are what we as a community decide are awesome rewards!! So for now, make sure you’re commenting and posting your intros and giving everybody little thumbs up for encouragement - every one of those things contributes to the points we earn. Thanks for jumping in with both feet Heather!!

Hello, I’m Berenice and I’m excited to be here ❤️ I’m a stay at home homeschool mom of three kiddos, ages 17,13, and 3. So there’s always adventure in my house😂 I have a great husband, and he has been a pastor of the same church for almost 18 years. We love what we do❤️ My favorite hobbies are reading, cooking, and thrift store shopping, mainly for books 😅 An interesting fact about me is that I went to live to Mexico when I was 20 years old as a volunteer interpreter for a missionary family and that is where I met my husband. I learned to butcher pigs, make homemade tortillas, and ride a donkey for transportation. I love the memories I made there! I am very new to the online space, but just today I opened up my community, Growing Hearts and Minds🎉 it’s a community for mothers who are raising their children with values in mind. We will grow as a family and my purpose is to help mothers raise children who love God and will be good citizens❤️ Come join us https://www.skool.com/growing-hearts-and-minds-6452/about?ref=27225c6781e8453fa7dfe3899de0596f

I'm gonna tag a few more founding members in our Introduction post and then I'm headed to bed, but I just wanna say thank you to all of you who joined me tonight - not only by clicking the join button but also by showing up and chatting and introducing yourself and encouraging each other as we level up... Gamification isn't the be all, end all, but it is super fun to stay aware of and very soon we'll decide on what our levelling up rewards are gonna be!! For now, I'd like to celebrate all of our Levels because just being in the room is a fabulous first step and hanging out here is going to be an incredible blessing!!! Oh, the things we're gonna do! Level One: @David Blumberg @Jeanette Peterson @Karin Crawford @Kim Job @Nicki Palmer @Nicole Wright @Loralee Thiessen @Judy Gudmestad @Joyce Tyson @K Crystal Griffith @Lori Templeton @Hendra Niekerk @Keith Berg @Veronika Hübner @Christy Sanderson @Christa Lee Leffers Level Two: @Todd Thornton @Krista Bugg Level Three: @Faith Adebayo @Berenice Sanchez @Heather Boers @Ashley Welch Level Four: @Donna Thornton @Lisa Vanderveen Check out the intro posts, follow each other to stay connected all over Skool and be sure to comment & react so we all continue to level up together!!