In the spirit of honesty, the majority of this was written on April 22, 2018. Hey, what can I say, I have a 2 month old.
I’ve stopped and started this so many times!
Eventually you just have to dig your heels in and say, “okay, I’m just going to go ahead and do this” and starting this blog is my definitive, heel digging moment. Regardless of who this may reach, help, encourage, scare or anger, I’ve decided to do what God has gifted me to do: tell a story in a way that only I can do. I’m so thankful that we all have a story that we could tell; thankful that as humans we can learn and grow from each other’s experiences. Sometimes the very story that we are ashamed to tell is the very story that could change someone else’s story for the better. The vulnerability of it all gives truth-telling and story-telling the impact to move another person. So even though I purchased this domain a year ago, and have ignored the promptings to start blogging out of fear of rejection/failure (who would actually read this? would I actually be able to keep this up?), laziness (do I actually have the time? Can I MAKE the time?), and doubt (I don’t think that it’s a good idea…it’ll never work out). Despite all this, may I just say this: there’s so much power in the obedience of doing what God speaks to you.
The best kind of obedience is the kind that is easy to do. Here are some of my favorites that are impressed upon me daily: Love God, love your husband (he makes it easy), love your baby (he also makes it easy, he coos and smiles and basically thinks I’m the best). But what about loving neighbor or honoring your boss or enduring all things with a good attitude, like traffic, long lines or waiting on what you’re believing God for? I’m still working on these things daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. Now is the time to jot it all down in hopes that my little slice of life may help someone out there. Even if it doesn’t, I can rest easy knowing I not only enjoyed the cathartic release of documenting my experiences in growing my family, growing in faith and growing as a person, but I also listened to my Father, despite what I feared others may think.
So here we go!
