changed my mind

Changing seems to be a theme lately.  Perhaps I should have changed my title to something like Girl, Indecisive or The Accounts of a Flighty Mind, or something like that. I give myself permission to change this name or make a variation of it in the next few days, as I only just thought of it as I lie in bed, unable to sleep this morning.  My mind has been a cloudy lump of mashed potatoes– kind of useless as of late.

The kids and I were driving around yesterday, and I saw a store I had never seen before– who knows how long that specific store had been there– we drive past it all of the time– but the sign in front, the name of the store, inspired me to change the name of the blog.  It’s less than a month old anyway (not that I would do this to a child).  The store– More Than Words– specializes in “Chic Invitations, Personalized Stationary, Unique Gifts and More.”  Wouldn’t want anyone to be confused, so I’m getting out while I have the chance.  I suppose blog names can’t really be unique anymore, but at least I won’t have to drive past mine at least once a week.  One of the first names I liked was “this little life,” and I then Googled it and found that someone had not only the same title for their Wordpress blog but the same exact theme with which I was currently experimenting.

I wasn’t all that attached to more than words.  Maybe that’s why I was so glad to have found More Than Words.  I feel like all of my life, I have tried so hard to please those around me, I’ve been far too concerned of others’ opinions.  More and more on my mind has been the need to please God and not the world– to let go of the concerns of this passing life in order to find true life.  So I think this new title is more personal to me.  I’m kind of fond of it.

“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” ~Matthew 10:39

*update (before even hitting “Publish”!)- I just changed my mind again.  The previous title I had was losing life– sounds too defeated.  I’ll find it instead.  And I like the double meaning of being pro-life.  I know there are a lot of things that already have this or similar titles, but for some reason, I’m okay with it this time.