Moments of Peace- Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge

By startupprincess | Published December 8, 2009

balanced-rocksI’ve been inspired by this month’s “Best of 2009″ blog challenge created by the extraordinary Gwen Bell, one of our favorite Fairy Godmothers here at Startup Princess known all over the world for her passion, social media genius, and for how she gives her heart and soul as a writer, speaker, and friend. I’ve been wanting to participate in her “Best of 2009″ Blog Challenge…to celebrate and share. The topic “Moment of Peace” is a beautiful one. There are many moments of peace that stand out in 2009 for me.  Here’s a few:

Last week I seized the day and went running–that’s saying a lot for it was bitter cold and windy in my little Utah town, but it wasn’t snowy and it was beautiful.  Something inside of me urged me to go.  I bundled up and ran down into the river bottoms for one last good run of the year (I bet) and paused to overlook the farms that surrounded me.  No matter how many times I’ve done this run, I never tire of the view when I get to the top of the hill and take in the moment…breathing out stress,  breathing in peace.  I linger on the top of the hill as long as possible. I pray. I give thanks.

For some reason my 3 yr old Bella is always the last one to bed and the first one awake. We try to extend our morning sleep by inviting her to snuggle with us in our bed. When she settles down and is still and quiet, I am in complete awe of her. I don’t know if I’ll ever have another baby so I try to cherish these little moments of peace and bliss when I can pretend that she’s still my little baby and hold her close to me.

Feeling God’s love for me is sometimes difficult. I try to mediate and pray everyday but it’s hard for me to be still, really listen and feel close to Him especially as life gets busy and challenging around me. But in those moments when I am connecting to Him and I’m feeling encouraged and inspired, there is nothing in the world that can convince me otherwise–I am loved unconditionally. I am His child.  He knows me intimately.  He hears my cries.  He cheers for me. He forgives me and makes it possible for me to have hope and to move forward with my dreams.  He provides without fail.  There is no fear–only peace in God. For me, for you.

May you find and create many moments of peace this holiday season!

-Kelly King Anderson, Startup Princess Founder

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2 Responses to “Moments of Peace- Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge”

  1. Quinn on December 8th, 2009 6:51 am

    I loved this post, Kelly! You always are reminding me to connect with my Creator and I love it. THank you for being such an inspiration to me! Love you! xoxo
    .-= Quinn´s last blog ..Design Monday: What’s Cookin’ =-.

  2. Michelle McCullough on December 8th, 2009 3:41 pm

    I’ve been so overwhelmed lately getting ready for the baby, preparing for Christmas, getting work projects done that I have forgotten to take some time for being peaceful. I realized this last Friday and opened a fictional book that’s been begging me to read it’s pages for over a year. I don’t have a lot of time to read in my day, but even if it’s just a few minutes I feel like I’ve taken some time to slow down and just sit. Thanks for the reminder. I need more moments of peace in my life these days!
    .-= Michelle McCullough´s last blog ..20% off End Quantity Pricing on Drinkware and Writing Instruments =-.

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