Gifts

I took a class a few years ago at church on my spiritual gifts. It was awesome and wonderful. It really freed me of feeling guilty when I say no. Mine were encouragement and faith and hospitality. I always thought the hospitality was funny until I heard my friend Vanessa speak and she described it as being open and welcoming to having people in your home. I can do that. Things don't have to be perfect and have appetizers and the right glasses and dish wear and decor. Pheww. So much more how I do things. So even though our home is not large we entertain a lot. I also have been realizing that I have friends who celebrate every holiday in great detail and with great decoration. I mean we are talking they set traps to catch leprechauns and go all out. But I have tried some of those traditions and I have realized. I STRESS and WORK really HARD!! And guess what. My family could care less. I even used to do elaborate cakes and cupcakes and guess what. Again they didn't care. They only care about who is there. Is there Uncles and Aunts and good friends there. They are happy. So this year for my daughters birthday I didn't even hang streamers. Did she notice? NOPE. Do I decorate my house perfectly? Nope. I do it very casual and relaxed. Less is more is my moto. And as I took a meal to a family in need and I stressed and stewed about it all week. I am reminded. THAT is NOT my gifting. It would have been better for me to serve them with a gift card to a restaurant. So again I am thrilled with the differences that God has created. I love attending some of these elaborate parties people plan. But have no desire to do it myself. I also love going to peoples homes who decorate beautifully but no longer feel any stress to have that be my home. Stuff really stresses me out. I also love pinterest but am feeling so free to just look and not feel like any of it will become a project. I am also realizing as I am aging I am feeling no need to do projects. I mean I like to have the walls painted or small things like that but I would rather not have to personally do any major projects. So crazy how I am starting to feel more relaxed with who I am and how God created me.