SNAP, CRACKLE, POP
Life most definitely has a little Snap, Crackle and Pop.
I’ve got the snap thing going on all too well. I come home exhausted from an over-time shift and all I want to do is snap at anyone that gets in my way of that couch.The crackle, or the crack in an otherwise sparkling façade, or the fact I’m over-loaded on the verge of cracking up…all fit.
Pop-that’s the part of me that feels like I have soda fizz screaming through my veins and I’m about to blow.
Why do I mention the snap, crackle, and pop, because we’ve all been there, living in a world with no margins, no room? Reserves run low and over time someone or something pays the price, be it health or family.
We may carry a calm, cool, collective pretense on the job, but at home we let our guard down and those we love the most, witness reality.
This week on the job I received a lot of accolades. I handled the stress of a very busy doctor’s office with outward ease. My boss even commented on how I don’t get rattled and exude calmness in the midst of the whirlwind, but I ask myself…
WOULD MY HUSBAND SAY THE SAME THIS WEEK? Did he see that calm or did he see a haggard waif walk through the door? He did not complain, but I know… I had little left.
I mention this why? Not because I have an answer, but rather a question. We work because bills need to be paid, but when the job squeezes all there is out of a day, how do we manage?
Maybe all God asks is that we stay aware of the danger…The danger to give the world the best and our family the rest.
I no longer have children at home, which brings to mind all those of you who do, especially the single parent. How challenging your world is. You deserve a crown.
To all you working moms and dads and the forgotten stay-at-home parent who tirelessly manages the household with little appreciation…
May God bless your efforts.
May He give you extra strength.
May He give sweet wisdom to extend the same patience and excellence presented to the world…in your home.
I pray this prayer for you…birthed out of an intense need to cry out myself.
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About the author
Blossom Turner is an award-winning novelist, and a free-lance writer published in Chicken Soup and Kernels of Hope anthologies, and former newspaper columnist on health and fitness. A Word Guild semi-finalist for Anna's Secret, Katherine's Arrangement, Amelia’s Heartsong, and a Word Guild winner for Best Romance for Lucinda’s Defender. She has found her home in the writing of historical fiction but is open to wherever God leads. The many 5-star reviews attest to the power of love and romance authentically woven into the Shenandoah Bride Series about five sisters and their five love stories.
Blossom lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, David, of forty years and their dog Lacey named after Lacey Spring, Virginia, where this series takes place. A former businesswoman, personal trainer, and mother of two grown children she is now pursuing her lifelong dream of writing full-time. A hopeless romantic at heart, she believes all story should give the reader significant entertainment value. However, her writing embodies the struggles of real life. She infuses the reality of suffering with the hope of Christ to give a healthy dose of relatable encouragement to her reader. Her desire is to leave the reader with a yearning to live for Christ on a deeper level, or at the very least, create a hunger to seek for more.
Co-author Suzie Zanewhich
Suzie is a certified life coach, leader of emotional health, and resource specialist. She has found her niche as a soul coach.
Suzie finds purpose in empowering individuals to move towards growth, healing, and alignment with their authentic self. Suzie is driven by a calling to live authentically, as the person God created her to be, to reach her fullest potential and lead others to do the same. Her passion is to help others find meaning through discovering their strengths, gifts, personality, temperament and core values.
Suzie is a life-long learner, continuously immersing herself in new courses to learn more about human behaviour, relationships, psychology, child development, emotions, trauma and healing. Because of her craving to always learn more she has earned the title of resource specialist in the area of self-discovery.
Suzie Zanewich lives with her husband in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has a patchwork family of four grown children, two daughters, two sons and three granddaughters.
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