{"id":3577,"date":"2015-06-15T00:43:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T00:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2015-06-15T00:43:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T00:43:49","slug":"shalom-and-my-wholemama-five-commandments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2015\/06\/shalom-and-my-wholemama-five-commandments\/","title":{"rendered":"Shalom and My #WholeMama Five Commandments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Ok, y\u2019all.\u00a0 I\u2019m all twitterpated about something right now and I can\u2019t wait to share with you. Very rarely do I see something going on Twitter and I think, I need more of that in my life<\/em>, especially last week between the McKinney pool party heartbreak and the #RachelDolezal trans racial debacle, I\u2019ve just been like, \u201cTwitter you are dead to me\u201d<\/strong>. But the kids wanted to go play in our pool- again- and I forgot my fluffy lounge-chair read so a-Twitter scrolling I went.\u00a0 I\u2019m so glad I did, because I\u00a0 came across this gem of a tweet:<\/p>\n

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\nIf you\u2019ve spent any amount of time here on Shalom in the City, you\u2019d know that wholeness is a key component to Shalom<\/strong>.\u00a0 In fact, Shalom is a Hebrew noun that speaks to God\u2019s desire for wholeness, order, prosperity, and fullness in the world.\u00a0 Often people think Shalom is another word for peace, and to some extent, that\u2019s true, but the peace described in Shalom is a much richer, deeper, life-giving peace that the mere lack of conflict.<\/a>\u00a0 It\u2019s so much more than singing along with Mary J. Blige for \u2018no more drama in my life\u201d, Shalom is singing along with God in His song of healing for the broken. It\u2019s joining in the symphony of restoration for all the ways sin has separated us from Him, has put us at odds with the Earth, and destroyed unity in our relationships.<\/p>\n

When I read Esther\u2019s tweet, my soul sighed \u201cyes!\u201d because I\u2019m a mama and I needed to be called towards shalom this summer.<\/p>\n

Maybe your summer looks like mine\u2026<\/p>\n

When the babies are home full time and my schedule is full of ways to make this the most epic summer for them, I lose my myself.\u00a0 For so long, I accepted this, but as y\u2019all know, when the new design of \u201cShalom in the City\u201d rolls out, I\u2019ll be writing more often. When that happens, I want to have a good rhythm of nurturing my creative self.\u00a0 I can\u2019t let the creative part of\u00a0 me step aside to logistics of crafts and road trips and other summer tomfoolery any more. Those are invaluable summer experiences, but come mid-July, I\u2019m begging for an hour to get away and read poetry or walk by the ocean on my own, or go to a dance party downtown.\u00a0 When I ignore this God-breathed part of me, I invite a fracture in my soul that God sees\u00a0 and shakes his head in sadness.\u00a0 He wants so much for me.\u00a0 He wants me to make space for wholeness and beauty like Him for He, himself is Shalom.\u00a0 He is both Chaos Wrangler and Creator God.\u00a0 His dream of healing for me this summer includes play-date arranging and poetry writing.<\/p>\n

I think I needed to be reminded of that at the beginning of the summer, which is why I am so grateful for Esther and her team of Whole Mamas for dreaming up this summer fun.\u00a0 I\u2019m so excited to introduce #WholeMama here on Shalom in the City for the Summer.\u00a0 From June 16-August 18th, I\u2019m going to embrace wholeness in my mothering and creativity.\u00a0 I\u2019d love for you to join us- whatever that looks like for you.\u00a0 For me, it\u2019ll be posts every Tuesday following the prompt and hanging out on Monday\u2019s Fuze encouragement for writers. For you, it might be a DIY, a gorgeous meal, or a hilarious joke.\u00a0 Whatever is your creative, come join us.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a few things you\u2019ll need to about #WholeMama from Esther\u2019s post<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesdays: a prompted bloggy link-up, on a word related to our #WholeMama mission. We\u2019ll announce the word here and on Twitter the night before, because we want to be just like Five Minute Friday.<\/a> <<\/p>\n

Mondays: FREE face-to-face writing encouragement via Fuze after the prompt word is posted, headed up by Jamie Wright Bagley. If you\u2019re the type who likes to write in a coffee shop but can\u2019t get to a coffee shop, this is for you. Or if you just need somebody to say, \u201cI see you\u2026\u201d JUNE 15-AUG 17, MONDAY NIGHTS, 7PM CENTRAL.<\/p>\n

IF YOU ARE NOT ALL ABOUT A BLOG (because, believe it or not, not everybody is\u2026 heart attack, GASP) you\u2019ll almost have even more fun, because the games will be on Twitter and Instagram. Twitter and\u00a0Instagram challenges on hashtags every week. Some silly and some wild and some extremely serious [serious mom face here]. If lots of you get into the photo making fun, we\u2019ll compile tile collages, slideshows and maybe even give away some prizes!<\/p>\n

I love this, don\u2019t you!\u00a0 Esther described is a summer long pajama party for creatives! So, fun.\u00a0 So. Much. Fun.<\/p>\n

In response, I\u2019ve written Five #WholeMama Commandments I\u2019ll live by these next six weeks because Shalom is seeking in myself, my community, and my context.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1: I will<\/strong> SHOW UP and post on Tuesdays.<\/strong> Even if I only have one really lovely sentence or a simple thought or a really honest paragraph.\u00a0 It\u2019s not the length of the post, but the love of my art that matters.<\/p>\n

2:\u00a0 I will TELL my family that this summer, I\u2019m seeking wholeness and ask them to help me guard that time.<\/strong>\u00a0 So that may mean I ask my husband to make sure I leave after dinner to write at Starbucks or pay my son $1 to take his sibling to the basketball court for an hour so I can journal.<\/p>\n

3: I will NOT FEEL GUILTY, SELF-INDULGENT, OR SHAMEFUL<\/strong> for paying attention to my need to be creative.<\/p>\n

4: I will NOT GIVE INTO JEALOUSY, ANNOYANCE, or FEELING INADEQUATE<\/strong> when a fellow #WholeMama writes something amazing and all I could muster was one of those singular sentences.<\/p>\n

5: I will BE THANKFUL<\/strong> for every giggle, tweet, share, comment, and encouragement I receive from the other Whole Mamas.<\/p>\n

So, will y\u2019all join us in seeking to become #WholeMamas?\u00a0 Will you claim your wholeness by making time to create in the midst of the busy?\u00a0 Will you let us encourage you with our words?\u00a0 I so hope so.<\/p>\n

Excited about Monday\u2019s Twitter Party,<\/p>\n

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