Overachieving on the Internet

A couple of recommendations for those of you who might be thinking about some of the same things I am these days.

This article sums up why I'm not on Pinterest. {"Hey look! A perfectly adequate cake!"}

I have a hard enough time with "homey" blogs {that's their category in my Google Reader}. If I spend too much time dwelling on and pinning all of the awesome things other people are doing {or what I perceive they're doing}, I start to feel that every meal, every outfit, every interaction, every day has to be Internet-worthy. And it's OK to have just a day...just an ordinary day. {That Vanessa Carlton can straight up play the piano, right?}

On a similar note, Jason and I have already started thinking about what kind of stuff {sports, music, classes, etc.} Catherine could be involved in. Yes, she's only six months old, but this stuff starts early! And it all seems like such.a.big.deal sometimes.

We still have a lot of thinking, talking, and praying on this because there seems to be a tension between encouraging kids to develop and investing in their strengths but not pushing them too much. For instance, it's not really important to us that she become an Olympian, but it is important to us that she does something other than watch television and eat Oreos all day.

Surely there is an acceptable middle ground. ;)

So here we have an article and a podcast talking about that middle ground. {Seriously, I cannot recommend Think enough. I think Krys Boyd and I would be BFFs in real life. jk...kinda.}

Anyway, just a few quick links for those of you who struggle, like me sometimes, with feeling like you're doing all you can do, but it's never enough and for those of you who want to make sure your daughter knows that she is ALWAYS enough.

I'm so incredibly thankful that my Father invites me--His daughter--to come to Him when I'm weary and burdened, and He will give me rest. I can learn from Him because He is gentle and humble in heart, and I find rest for my soul.