Building Findlay House in 2021

Happy New Year!

From our house to yours!

On this first Tuesday of 2021, my hope is that your year still feels shiny and new and filled with boundless possibilities, and that you are still soaring high on the wings of HOPE. 

It’s difficult to fathom that a year ago this month we had a baby sprinkle, in honor of Miss Micaiah (who actually had not been named at that point). Two months later, when the pandemic was just starting to take hold and places were starting to lock down, I had an amazing home water birth with Gifted Hands Midwifery, in the comfort and safety of my own home with Danny, Malachi and my Mommy all present. (I promise to share the details in a blog post in honor of Micaiah’s first birthday). And now, my darling dearest will be 10 months old on the 20th! 

I didn’t really give much thought to making any New Year Resolutions before now, although I was encouraged to create a vision board (thanks, Zipporah!). But I suppose if I had one overarching goal for myself this year, it would be to do a better job of making time to shine (this little light of mine—SHOW the process, and TELL of God’s goodness). 

Making time to shine means different things in different areas.

As a mother, it means intentionally allowing my children to see me praying, reading my Bible and singing in worship, (not just calling out to Jesus for help to get us through another day). In my marriage, it looks like letting the light of my love shine through my words and better affirming my husband verbally. In my work, it looks like bringing a noticeable peace with me, and fostering an atmosphere of excellence. In my living, it means sharing the on-going developments in my personal testimony. 

I’ve stated my reasons for pulling back from blogging and social media in the past. But I know I’m supposed to go on record, and blogging has always been my most authentic way to do that.

I can’t tell you how many times in the past two years, I allowed myself to feel inadequate because I saw people who made doing their work seem so easy AND fashionable. Meanwhile I was here struggling to get my work done while keeping my kid(s) alive, healthy and not overly electronically stimulated, in my PJs or lounge clothing, with (according to my Father) boxing-promoter-Don-King hair (insert :eye roll and lol: here).

I felt like there was no time to share regular updates, much less make those updates look beautiful and worthwhile. The conclusion GOD brought me to last May was that I was hiding. While I stopped hiding in many ways, I wasn’t as deliberate in my sharing. But in 2021, (and ,Lord willing, beyond) I intend to make the time.

There is a valuable lesson here though: if you ever have to choose between doing good versus looking good, always choose DOING good.

At some point last year, I came to the realization that Findlay House is not this firmly established, and therefore inflexible entity, it is in the process of being built, and that applies to both Findlay House as a lineage (the Findlay family) and Findlay House as a business (Findlay House Global). In both cases, there is a matter of legacy. In both cases, I am a co-labourer, one of the foremen at best. GOD is the architect.  

All of that to say, as I strive to build Findlay House, in 2021 and beyond, (Juno those construction signs…) please excuse my appearance while I make improvements. LOL!

Praying that 2021 will be a good year for all of us!

“Rumble young [hu]man Rumble.” - Muhammad Ali