The past week I've visited a worship conference and spend time at my parents cabin. It's such a privilege to have so much time to spend with God and make art.
God has spoken a lot to me about the new season, I connected with a small group a Belgian prophetic artists (& exchanged artwork with the young artist Marie!), did my very first unofficial online workshop and was able to do some photography for the website. Awesome!
God told me that the next season will be 'the kitchen table season'. It might sound strange to you, but I quickly knew what He meant and to me this is the greatest blessing He can give me: meeting me in the mundaine.
In our family the kitchen table is much more than just a place to eat. Growing up it was the place where my parents were fully focussed on us kids. They listened to our stories and often played games together. During diner we would frequently laugh til we cried when my father told us funny stories, but it was also the place where sometimes anger exploded. It's the place of the funny story of the cat fearing a bird and where my dad would study the road map for our next vacation. I remember the family meeting in preparation of my grandfathers funeral, but also my mom folding the laundry while I did my homework. Now that we're older and we have family businesses, it's also the place where we have meetings, discuss finances and celebrate our victories.
To me the kitchen table means 'bonding over the mundaine'. It's been a stable factor throughout my life and stability is something I've been looking for. God and I have met at His kitchen table before. Many times actually. But I am absolutely thrilled that He has officially made it into a season. This is where I can throw whatever, whenever, where-ever on the table and go through it TOGETHER. So today I'm heading home and I can't wait to clear that table, throw my junk on there and start sorting it out with Him! Mundaine as it sounds, the kitchen-table-season brings tears to my eyes.
Thank you Jesus for everything you did in the past week. I love you so, so much! I'm so grateful that you want to meet me at the kitchen table. Please help me to not forget to come. You know how easily my work overruns me, but I want to remain close to You and take FULL advantage of this season, Again: Thank You. I love You beyond belief!
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