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Choose Forgiveness | Meekly Loving by Sydney Meek
September 27, 2018December 22, 2018 by Sydney Meek

Choose Forgiveness

A while back I received a call from someone I hadn’t spoken to in three years. Before I picked up the phone, I tried to think of a reason…

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Sydney Meek

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Hi! I’m Sydney, the author of this blog. I’m a wife to the love of my life, mama to our precious Dolly Jean, dog-mom to two sweet pups, and flawed lover of Jesus. Follow along with me and my little family on our adventures and hear about what The Lord’s been teaching me!

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SEVEN • MONTHS with our little lady 🖤 she's b SEVEN • MONTHS with our little lady 🖤 she's babbling and saying “dada” & "mama," even though she may not know it yet • sitting up by herself • standing up with support • not quite crawling, but can inchworm like a champ • ditching the baby food & eating real food • teething for what seems like eternity, but none popping through yet • always reaching for mama & thinks high fives are hilarious
Living on the wild side 😜 ⠀⠀ Kathryn from @ Living on the wild side 😜 ⠀⠀ Kathryn from @nowthatimamother was sweet enough to host me on her Motherhood Minute IG live this morning, so go click on her stories to watch! ⠀⠀ Now back to the wild stuff: Kathryn actually inspired me to wake up at 5am every day, and if that’s not wild, I don’t know what is. But let me tell ya, it has truly given me so much freedom. ⠀⠀ I’ll give Dolly a “dream feed” as soon as I wake up, then lay her back down to sleep for another couple hours so I can get my morning started. I get a workout in, shower & get ready, listen to a podcast, and get some alone, uninterrupted time with Jesus. (I told you it’s wild!!!) ⠀⠀ These mornings have honestly been some of the best. Even if I only get 10 minutes into my quiet time before Dolly Jean wakes up, that’s ten SOLID minutes spent in God’s Word without any distractions. I can multitask all day long, but there’s just something special about intentional time & purposeful prayers that make my days a little more freeing — maybe because those are the days I completely hand over to God. ❤️ ⠀⠀ p.s. I 100% stole this pose from @molly.ann.sanders bc she & her babe Arrow are the cutest!
Social media makes it so easy to compare your life Social media makes it so easy to compare your life to what seems to be the perfection of others. This is so ridiculous, but I'll be honest, I debated re-taking these photos because I forgot to close our bedroom door in the background (silly, I know, but the yellow hue threw off the “perfection” of the photos). The dogs just happened to join us, and these precious moments with all THREE of my babies were captured; but if I had let that yellow hue get the best of me, I would have tried to re-create the same moment and would have probably ended up with a fussy baby and two blurred animals who wouldn't sit still. ⠀⠀ I always try to be honest on my Instagram and create an encouraging environment, but if I've ever made it seem like I have a perfect life (LOL at that), here's the truth: I don’t put makeup on every day or dress cute all the time. I constantly compare myself to others and set standards that I know I’ll never meet. My marriage is not perfect, and sometimes I struggle to maintain friendships because I can be introverted. But you know what else is true? God sees beauty in our flaws and imperfections, because they are the prelude to our story. The story of love, acceptance, adoration and redemption. So if you're like me and can only focus on the yellow bedroom in this photo, let it be a reminder of this: God's grace is sufficient for us, for his power is made perfect in weakness (2 cor. 12:9).
this girl’s ready to par-tee ⛳️ this girl’s ready to par-tee ⛳️
lunches on the back porch • what began as an eas lunches on the back porch • what began as an easy distraction has quickly become my favorite part of our days 💛
REST • my word of the year for 2020 ⠀⠀ go re REST • my word of the year for 2020 ⠀⠀ go read my latest blog post to find out how I plan to truly rest in three different aspects: mentally, spiritually & physically 🖤 ⠀⠀ do you have new year’s resolutions or a word of the year? let me know what they are!
Life is such a miracle. There’s no way there isn Life is such a miracle. There’s no way there isn’t a God who is all-powerful, wildly creative & deeply loving. ⠀⠀ I pray that Dolly Jean learns to stand firm in the truth of what the Bible says about her: God knitted her together in the womb - every single part of her (ps. 139:10). Yet even before that, God says that He knew her (jer. 1:5). She is a daughter of the King (gal. 3:26). He calls her by name (is. 43:1). He has every little blonde hair on her head numbered (matt. 10:30). She is fearfully & wonderfully made (ps. 139:14). God loves her with an everlasting love (jer. 31:3). He set her apart before she was born (gal. 1:15). He created her for good works that He’s prepared beforehand (eph. 2:10). ⠀⠀ It’s truly incredible to know that God has known about our baby girl forever and chose me to be her mama. It’s such an honor to be entrusted with a soul that has the ability to grow up and make an impact in this world for the Kingdom of God. ⠀⠀ All of creation emulates His majesty; especially this blue-eyed cutie, in my unbiased opinion. ;)
Getting one last day out of wearing my Christmas s Getting one last day out of wearing my Christmas socks while we put away our decorations. But on an unrelated note: it’s 80° outside, so it’s acceptable to eat ice cream now, right? ⠀⠀ Also, I know what you’re thinking. The fourth stocking is for our DOGS. #notababyannouncement 😅

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SEVEN • MONTHS with our little lady 🖤 she's b SEVEN • MONTHS with our little lady 🖤 she's babbling and saying “dada” & "mama," even though she may not know it yet • sitting up by herself • standing up with support • not quite crawling, but can inchworm like a champ • ditching the baby food & eating real food • teething for what seems like eternity, but none popping through yet • always reaching for mama & thinks high fives are hilarious
Living on the wild side 😜 ⠀⠀ Kathryn from @ Living on the wild side 😜 ⠀⠀ Kathryn from @nowthatimamother was sweet enough to host me on her Motherhood Minute IG live this morning, so go click on her stories to watch! ⠀⠀ Now back to the wild stuff: Kathryn actually inspired me to wake up at 5am every day, and if that’s not wild, I don’t know what is. But let me tell ya, it has truly given me so much freedom. ⠀⠀ I’ll give Dolly a “dream feed” as soon as I wake up, then lay her back down to sleep for another couple hours so I can get my morning started. I get a workout in, shower & get ready, listen to a podcast, and get some alone, uninterrupted time with Jesus. (I told you it’s wild!!!) ⠀⠀ These mornings have honestly been some of the best. Even if I only get 10 minutes into my quiet time before Dolly Jean wakes up, that’s ten SOLID minutes spent in God’s Word without any distractions. I can multitask all day long, but there’s just something special about intentional time & purposeful prayers that make my days a little more freeing — maybe because those are the days I completely hand over to God. ❤️ ⠀⠀ p.s. I 100% stole this pose from @molly.ann.sanders bc she & her babe Arrow are the cutest!
Social media makes it so easy to compare your life Social media makes it so easy to compare your life to what seems to be the perfection of others. This is so ridiculous, but I'll be honest, I debated re-taking these photos because I forgot to close our bedroom door in the background (silly, I know, but the yellow hue threw off the “perfection” of the photos). The dogs just happened to join us, and these precious moments with all THREE of my babies were captured; but if I had let that yellow hue get the best of me, I would have tried to re-create the same moment and would have probably ended up with a fussy baby and two blurred animals who wouldn't sit still. ⠀⠀ I always try to be honest on my Instagram and create an encouraging environment, but if I've ever made it seem like I have a perfect life (LOL at that), here's the truth: I don’t put makeup on every day or dress cute all the time. I constantly compare myself to others and set standards that I know I’ll never meet. My marriage is not perfect, and sometimes I struggle to maintain friendships because I can be introverted. But you know what else is true? God sees beauty in our flaws and imperfections, because they are the prelude to our story. The story of love, acceptance, adoration and redemption. So if you're like me and can only focus on the yellow bedroom in this photo, let it be a reminder of this: God's grace is sufficient for us, for his power is made perfect in weakness (2 cor. 12:9).
this girl’s ready to par-tee ⛳️ this girl’s ready to par-tee ⛳️
lunches on the back porch • what began as an eas lunches on the back porch • what began as an easy distraction has quickly become my favorite part of our days 💛
REST • my word of the year for 2020 ⠀⠀ go re REST • my word of the year for 2020 ⠀⠀ go read my latest blog post to find out how I plan to truly rest in three different aspects: mentally, spiritually & physically 🖤 ⠀⠀ do you have new year’s resolutions or a word of the year? let me know what they are!
Life is such a miracle. There’s no way there isn Life is such a miracle. There’s no way there isn’t a God who is all-powerful, wildly creative & deeply loving. ⠀⠀ I pray that Dolly Jean learns to stand firm in the truth of what the Bible says about her: God knitted her together in the womb - every single part of her (ps. 139:10). Yet even before that, God says that He knew her (jer. 1:5). She is a daughter of the King (gal. 3:26). He calls her by name (is. 43:1). He has every little blonde hair on her head numbered (matt. 10:30). She is fearfully & wonderfully made (ps. 139:14). God loves her with an everlasting love (jer. 31:3). He set her apart before she was born (gal. 1:15). He created her for good works that He’s prepared beforehand (eph. 2:10). ⠀⠀ It’s truly incredible to know that God has known about our baby girl forever and chose me to be her mama. It’s such an honor to be entrusted with a soul that has the ability to grow up and make an impact in this world for the Kingdom of God. ⠀⠀ All of creation emulates His majesty; especially this blue-eyed cutie, in my unbiased opinion. ;)
Getting one last day out of wearing my Christmas s Getting one last day out of wearing my Christmas socks while we put away our decorations. But on an unrelated note: it’s 80° outside, so it’s acceptable to eat ice cream now, right? ⠀⠀ Also, I know what you’re thinking. The fourth stocking is for our DOGS. #notababyannouncement 😅
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