Do you ever feel like those you care about most tend
to get “less” of you instead of the “best” of you?
I often do. Yet, I long with all my heart to put my head on my pillow each night with a smile on my face, knowing I lived and loved that day with no regrets.
Sounds impossible doesn’t it? Living with no regrets…
- No regrets about the time I spent with my family or the time I spent at work.
- No regrets about the commitments I said “yes” to or the ones I “passed” on.
- No regrets about the way I did or didn’t spend my soul seeking and serving God.
But how? How can we give more of our “best” than our “less” to those we love? How can we recapture the {us} in the midst of our rush? I’m finally learning how.
Not perfectly. Not even consistently. But I’m learning… Slowly learning.
Page by page. Chapter by chapter. Decision by decision as I read my new all-time favorite book, written by one of my closest friends: The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst. And, did you know Lysa invited us to her house to hang out and talk about all of this….and more during #TheBestYes Dinner webcast. You, me and a few friends from Proverbs 31 Ministries! I hope you’ll join us.
WATCH & WIN:
I’m giving away 5 signed copies of #TheBestYes here on my blog this week! All you need to do is WATCH the webcast and ANSWER a question or two about the webcast in the comments below this post.1. Look at the questions below and then watch the webcast at www.LysaTerKeurst.com
2. Come back, click “Share Your Thoughts” and answer one of the questions in the comments.
- Q1. How many of us were at Lysa’s house for dinner, and how many children did we {collectively} leave at home to be together?
- Q2. I shared on the webcast how Jesus didn’t see interruptions as interruptions, but instead He saw them as ________________. {Fill in the blank}
- Q3. Lysa shared the three D’s that help her realize her “people-pleasing” tendency is kicking in when she _________ saying yes, but feels powerless to say no. What are the 3 Ds? Hint: The first D fills in the blank and completes Lysa’s statement.
- Q4. What is one thing we hope you’ll do after watching the webcast?
I can’t wait to read your responses! I’ll be back with more giveaways on Friday and next week to announce these 5 book winners too.
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Q1. 7 beautiful ladies with 26 kiddos left at home with their dads! (♥ it!!)
Q2. Invitations.
Q3. Dread, Disappointment & Drama
Q4. What is one thing we hope you’ll do after watching the webcast? Read this book, do the bible study and how is The Best Yes going to change the sacred spaces in your life?!
The three D’s are Dread, Disappointment, and Drama.
Q1. How many of us were at Lysa’s house for dinner, and how many children did we {collectively} leave at home to be together?
Q1. Answer – There are 7 Ladies at Lysa’s house and 26 Kids were left at home between all of you
Q2. I shared on the webcast how Jesus didn’t see interruptions as interruptions, but instead He saw them as ________________. {Fill in the blank}
Q2. Answer – Invitations
Q3. Lysa shared the three D’s that help her realize her “people-pleasing” tendency is kicking in when she _________ saying yes, but feels powerless to say no. What are the 3 Ds? Hint: The first D fills in the blank and completes Lysa’s statement.
Q3. Answer – 1. DREAD
2. DISAPOINTMENTS
3. DRAMA
Q4. What is one thing we hope you’ll do after watching the webcast?
Q4. Answer – Sign up for the Online Bible Study “THE BEST YES” on September 22 at 8:00pm EST
There were 7 ladies at the dinner who left a total of 27 kids at home. Jesus doesn’t see them as interruptions, but instead, he sees them as invitations. Thanks for the giveaway!!
7 ladies, left 26 kids with the men! Excited to read this book someday; love the ‘commercial’ at the beginning – makes me want to get up extra early for that time alone with my dh. …and I’m already thinking that the silence, like Ken said, will someday make me really sad.
There were 7 of you and 26 chdren at home with their dads! Love this and excited to find the “us” in rush.
There were 7 of you with 26 children. I loved watching you all. I wish I had girlfriends to hang out with like you. Someone to encourage you to stay the course and uplift you as needed. I have 4 children with the baby in his first year of college. Now I am in a new stage of life wondering what to do. I have worked odds and end jobs taking care of people. God has given me short term jobs as we needed the extra money and I needed a new experience. I just had knee surgery and am stuck in a chair. I loved the conversation and all your beautiful faces.
There were 7 of you and 26 kids between you…..the three D’s were dread, disappointment and drama. would LOVE to win this book as it would fit in with a workshop I am doing in Nov
Thank you so much for sharing your hearts with us, helping us to strive to be that Proverbs 31 woman. Lisa’s 3Ds were dread, disappointment, and drama. I am so looking forward to the Bible study starting on the 22nd!
Hi Lysa,
I have to admit that I honestly thought my life was pretty un-rushed. That should have been my first clue that I was wrong! I am a military wife, mother of 4-ages 12-3. Yes, I was delusional. But, I am so glad I took the time to watch the video because it gives me a new perspective on how I should live my life and that is with intention. I have often struggled with the fact that I want God to give me those directional signs, but I’ve found peace in realizing that I need to just pay attention; to quiet myself and listen to the still small voice. I have quite often found myself in the three D’s of dread, disappointment and even the drama but it is my intent to take a pause from the rush and let the us emerge 🙂
Q3 the three D’s:
Dread saying no but powerless to say yes.
Disappointment- ask who I am disappointing?
Drama
Enjoyed the webcast!
There are 7 ladies around the table and you have 26 children collectively. I love the story of Ken. I am a divorced mother of two kids, 10 and 14 years old. Life with these two different age groups can get kind of chaotic and noisy, and I’m grateful for that, but at night when they are in bed and I’m alone in my living room the silence is deafening. These are the times when I long for someone to reach out to me and say “hey, how are you doing?”. These are also the times when I lean on Jesus very heavily. It doesn’t always make my loneliness go away – only physical presence and conversation with an actual adult can do that, but it does relieve my fear of being alone. So, I’m grateful for my Savior who understands my thoughts, my feelings, and my grief.
Is it too late for us? They are grown & gone. I probably don’t deserve “us” time.But it is a new thought to me & I desire it. There is no better news than to hear your children walk with God…
Love Lysa and all the Proverbs 31 ladies! There were 7 at the table and y’all left 26 kids at home.
I already got the book and started reading it. It is great so far. That answer to the questions as follows.
1: There was 7 including you Lysa and between 6 of you there is 26 children with their fathers during the dinner.
2: Take the interruptions as invitations so that we can see the blessings in our lives that Good gives us.
3: The 3 D’s are sense the dread, weighing out the disappointments and drama.
4: I hope since I purchased the book already is to be able to continue reading and being a part of the study.
Lysa thank you for another great book so that I can continue to be in God’s word.
There are 7 of us at our little church that is already doing this study, actually started it the night of the Dinner webcast. I’m so excited to see what God has in store for all of us.
The answer to Q3 is dreads; the 3 D’s are Dread (after you’ve said yes), Disappointment – weighing it out, & Drama.
I really enjoyed the dinner webcast. It just added more to the experience of getting ready for the Bible Study!!
Thanks to all of you at Proverbs 31 for all your inspiration & information!! God has truly blessed you all!!