July 2016
Faithfulness in the Middle of Real Life
One of the things I didn’t fully anticipate when starting Blossom Braid International was how much of it would have to be lived alongside real life, not separate from it.
Faithfulness doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
It happens in between freelance deadlines, everyday responsibilities, tired evenings, and ordinary routines. It happens when creative work has to fit around life rather than replace it.
There are days when I wonder if I should be giving more — more time, more energy, more clarity. But God keeps reminding me that faithfulness is not about intensity. It’s about consistency.
This season is not polished. It’s practical. Blossom Braid International is being built in the margins of life — in moments that feel small and sometimes stretched. And yet, God seems perfectly content to work there.
I’m learning that calling doesn’t remove us from real life. It meets us in it.
If you’re trying to be faithful while juggling responsibilities, uncertainty, and unfinished to-do lists, know this: God is not asking you to escape real life to serve Him. He is present within it.
Today, faithfulness looks like staying attentive, even when life feels full.
And that is holy ground.