“As of this writing I am sixty-one years old in chronology. But I am not an isolated, chronological numerical statistic. I am sixty-one, and I am also four, and twelve, and fifteen, and twenty three, and thirty-one, and forty-five, and…and…and…”
Madeleine L’Engle from Walking on Water
Happy Friday!
As I am writing this my Sweet Man is tooling down the road, listening to talk radio and sipping his coffee. He’s on his way to The Masters, on the way to checking one thing off his bucket list.
I am layered up in winter pajamas, sipping coffee with Lola close by. I’m wondering where in the world is spring? The chill in the air and fierce winds lend themselves nicely to the day I have planned.
Before I dig in to a day of writing, staying in my pajamas all day, eating pizza, and reading, I am once again joining Kate Motaung and others for Five Minute Friday. Be sure and head over to Kate’s place and enter her giveaway!
Today’s word: ENOUGH
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Am I enough? Do I ever fill the void of enough-ness? Do you?
Truth be told, we’ve been searching for our enough-ness since the beginning of time. We’ve been chasing enough since the serpent slithered on to the scene in the Garden of Eden, causing Eve to question everything.
In that moment Eve questioned herself and questioned God. “Am I enough? Can I be more? Will this one thing, this one bite, change everything and fill me to enough?”
Doubt clouded the face of Eve. Seizing his chance, the serpent slithered closer, wrapped his cunning self tight around her heart, squeezing the last bit of all she had been.
We are left to slog through our days, slog through the unraveling of all that we are, searching, scraping to fill the void of all that was lost.
We hunger for more, longing to be seen. Feeling invisible and empty. We fill the hunger, fill our empty selves with more.
Be more.
Do more.
Get more
Have more.
Be bigger.
Better.
More. More. More.
We stop for a moment, gaze into the mirror, gaze into the image of God.
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.
Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
Genesis 1: 27&31 (NLT)
I am enough. You are enough.
I am enough. You are enough. We are enough.
“She arrived with her own gifted form, with the shape of her own sacred soul. Biblical faith calls it the image of God in which we are all created.”
Parker J. Palmer from Let Your Life Speak
In the image of God, our Creator, we are enough.
In case you missed it, Here’s an update from The Wilderness Place.
Gifts of Grace

“Our answer lies not in the more, but in the Who.” This is such a good statement. And I LOVE the Parker Palmer quote. Let Your Life Speak is such a profound and wise book. I think it’s so important to recognize the goodness of God’s creation and that includes us, made in His image and so loved.
Jeannie (again I am right next-door to you this week at FMF, in the #26 spot!)
Amen Jeannie! Thank you so much for stopping by!
XO
Tammy
You know what? I really like this and isn’t it “strange” how Spirit took us both back to the Garden this week? Hmm.
But God!
XO
Tammy
“Slog” is a good word to describe that journey to be enough! Thank you for the reminders that we are enough! I needed it!
Amy, thank you for stopping by!
XO
Tammy
Ah, the Masters! Good on you1
A long time ago I realized I was a prime screwup, and would never be enough for anything or anyone. I didn’t care. I figured God would fill in the holes.
#1 at FMF this week.
https://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2017/04/your-dying-spouse-294-famous-last-words.html
Hello Andrew! I’m so glad you stopped by!
Blessings!
XO
Tammy
Such good thoughts about the enough-ness that God brings to us! And I always love the great quotes that you find to share with us!
Thank you Bettie! Your words always encourage me!
XO
Tammy
Indeed we are enough. I have a quote hanging on my office door that talks about how we hunger to be fed etc. I’ll have to rake a pic next time I’m at church to share with you. God loves us so much God sent Gods one and only son for all of us. I’m over in the 39 spot this week.
I would love to see that hanging Tara! Amen, “Indeed we are enough.” What a comforting thought!
XO
Tammy
We stop for a moment, look in the mirror, and gaze at the image of God.
Oh how I needed that reminder. I looked carefully and slowly over all those not enough wanting something to hang my not-enough-Ness feelings on … nothing was quite right. Then God used your words, I am the image of God.
Thank you AGAIN Tammy.
Love sue
Thank YOU Sue! I so appreciate our friendship!
XO
Tammy
Praise God! I am enough in Him! Coming fo FMF #79
Amen Mandy, amen!
Thank you for stopping by!
XO
Tammy
Hi Tammy. I loved your quote you used at the beginning and I loved your perspective on this. Thank you so much for your insight. It is so true that we always want more to fill our not enough-ness. All we need to do is look to God to fill us. Thank you. FMF #85
This was very good. So glad you are this gifted. Just keep this up.
Love All,
Mom