What does it look like?

Because Justice and Grace seem like such two polar things, I've been pondering what they look like when they collide or integrate.

I'm wondering what our family would look like if we were a bit more just to one another and a bit more graceful to each other.

I'm probably never going to figure that out but I want to make it a much more intentional part of who I am and what I instill in my kids.

The other day Aunt Laura was talking to Justice about Gracie. He called her a princess! Aunt Laura replied, "Then that makes you a prince." His answer was emphatic and immediate, "No! I'm just Justice." The myriad possibilities for expounding that statement are endless but for now I'm simply going to say that, yes, while I hope my son is always just I hope that is not ALL he is.

Lord, please allow my children to grow up as individuals who embody their names but please also allow them to grow up to be individuals who can give grace AND seek justice.

New Title For Blog

So, I decided that even though I never post anything here anymore, it needed a new look and a new name. But what, pray tell, should the new name be?

I was putzing around one morning in the bathroom thinking about my children, as all moms do when they aren't consumed by their presence, when I thought about how intriguing it is to think literally about joy giving birth to justice and at the same time joy giving birth to grace. I think both are born out of a joy that is deep but perhaps sometimes justice and grace bring forth joy.

So, now I'm constantly thinking about those concepts and trying to figure out how they play out in my life. I think I'll mention it every now and then around here.