Coffee Refills and Calgon Dreams
When Your To-Do List Needs Its Own Prayer Team
If you’ve noticed it’s been a little quieter around here on Mondays in the Unfiltered Faith world… well, you are not imagining things.
It has been quiet.
It’s certainly not because I planned it that way. Or…..because I ran out of things to say — heaven help us all, we know that is not the issue. LOL! I didn’t win the award, “Most Talkative,” in 4th grade for nothing!
But sometimes life has a way of walking right into the little writing room of my brain, grabbing a chair, putting its feet up, and saying, “You won’t be using this space today.”
And honestly? That makes me sad.
Writing is one of the places where my heart breathes. It’s an outlet I absolutely love. And writing about the wonder of who God is? That makes it even more beautiful to me. So when I hit a season where I don’t have the time, space, or capacity to sit down and write like I want to, I feel that tug deep in my heart.
So today, I thought I’d jump on here and give you a little behind-the-scenes peek at what life has looked like lately.
For those who may not know, I also work a “day job” as a consultant for several different clients, and my days are usually pretty packed taking care of the five clients I currently work with. Add to that being part of the worship pastoral staff at our church, plus everything happening with Unveiled Living, and yes… I live a very full life.
FULL-full.
Like, “Where did I put my coffee, why did I walk into this room, and is it already tomorrow?” full. But I’m loving every single second of it…..
And somewhere in the middle of all that, you might be asking, “Tracee, where in the world do you find time to write?”
Crazily enough, this space right here actually brings me so much joy in the middle of the daily to-do list. It’s not a burden to me. It’s not one more thing I have to do. It’s one of the things I ‘get’ to do. So when I get to the point where I can’t even write, it really does feel like something is missing.
And if you’ve been around here long enough, you also know that Unveiled Living, the ministry the Lord placed in my heart several years ago, is hosting our very first conference this June.
And let me just say…
Planning a conference is not for the faint of heart. LOL!
It has been beautiful, exciting, faith-stretching, joy-filled, and also just a tiny bit all-consuming. And by “tiny bit,” I mean it sometimes wakes me up in the middle of the night with a mental checklist that apparently felt it needed an emergency meeting at 2:17 a.m. I’m sure my UL Leadership Team for the conference can give me an ‘amen’ as that’s exactly what happened last night. LOL! Ya’ll are AMAZING!
We are now just about three and a half weeks away, which feels completely unbelievable. I keep looking at the calendar like it personally betrayed me. ha!
But truly, I am so expectant for what God is going to do. I believe with my whole heart that He is going to meet women in such a powerful way. We are praying, preparing, planning, and believing for every woman who walks through those doors to encounter the joy, strength, freedom, and refreshing of the Lord.
But also, I will date myself here and say that after June 14th, I may be heading straight to Walmart to grab me some Calgon and go far, far away.
“Calgon, take me away…”
And what is hilarious is that I said that to a friend of mine a few weeks ago — she’s 30 — and she literally texted me back and said, “What’s Calgon?”
I just sat there for a second asking myself, “Am I really that old?” LOL!
Then, thanks to YouTube, I sent her an old 80s commercial because clearly this was an educational moment. Ha!
So if Monday posts or even Thursday Holy Habits feel a little quieter over the next few weeks, now you know what’s happening in the background. There is a whole lot of life, ministry, planning, working, praying, and list-making going on over here.
I am so excited about what God is doing through Unveiled Living, and I cannot wait to begin sharing little snippets of what we are working on behind the scenes this summer. There are some beautiful things ahead, and I really do believe it’s going to be phenomenal! And before you know it, Unveiled Living Conference round two will be here…LOL!
Oh, and before I forget — if you haven’t checked out our Spring Emag yet, it is digital and completely free. This edition is called Refined for More. We have an amazing team of writers who poured so much heart, wisdom, and encouragement into these pages. Click ‘here’ to this latest edition.
You truly don’t want to miss it, and please feel free to share it with your friends and family.
Our next edition comes out at the end of July, and the theme is, Made for More.
Yes. July.
I know.
How are we already talking about July? Somebody please slow this train down.
And if you happen to live near Myrtle Beach, SC, or Wilmington, NC, we would love to have you join us for the Unveiled Living Joy Revolution Conference. I’m sharing the latest promo my precious husband put together, and I believe you’re going to love it.
More than anything, I want to say this:
Keep pursuing Jesus at all cost.
There is nothing greater. Nothing more powerful. Nothing more beautiful. Nothing more wonderful than living for Him and serving His Kingdom with your whole heart.
Make every moment count.
And keep shining the love of Jesus wherever you go.
-Tracee Padilla
Head over to www.unveiledliving.org for more.