This Is Me

Well, here it goes, my first blog post. I’ve thought a lot about whether or not I wanted to start blogging, after all, who cares what I have to say? I’m just a smalltown girl, livin’ in a lonely world….any Journey fans out there with me? But seriously, this world can be very lonely at times. There is sadness, uncertainties, hurt, pain, stress, grief, broken relationships, etc. And as a single person, there is a different type of loneliness that can creep in. Sometimes in singleness, loneliness can turn into hopelessness or despair.

However, for me, even in my loneliest moments, I am never alone. I am a Christian, so I have my Heavenly Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit to comfort me, lead me, guide me, and direct me. I really don’t understand how people can live on this earth without Jesus and the help of the Holy Spirit. There have been moments in my life that I know without the Lord’s help, I could have just thrown in the towel. I am so grateful for Him pulling me out of some dark pits. There is so much hope in Christ because we know the story does not end in death. When we confess Jesus as our Lord, we will spend eternity in heaven rather than hell…there really are only two choices, even if people tend to not mention hell.

So, why did I decide to step out and start writing? Well, I have always been a writer. I’ve been journaling since I was 15 and have lots of journals. A few years ago, I started sharing more on Facebook – they were like my own version or Lamentations. I would share my thoughts on different topics, what the Lord was speaking to me, encouragements, you get the gist. One day my mom said I should start compiling them into a book because they were so encouraging to people. Well, that’s what I did with a few of the posts as well as other things God was speaking  to me that I’d never shared.  I just self-published my book, Looking for God in the Every Day on Amazon. And my new website and this new blog is a way for me to continue encouraging people in a different way than the context of my book.

Who am I? In a nutshell, I’m a Jesus’ lover, a wallflower who loves to act silly and make people laugh – and if you don’t laugh, I will likely laugh at myself anyway - a lover of cats, an introverted extrovert, an explorer, leader, listener, worshiper, 80s music fan, friend, Christmas queen, deep thinker, hostess, sister, daughter, nature lover, encourager, and someone who genuinely wants to walk in the giftings Christ has placed inside me and the destiny He has for my life. 

Thank you for reading my first blog. I hope you will visit my website again and check out future blogs as I share my personality and goofiness, what God is speaking to me, things I may be questioning, or anything the Lord prompts me to write. Who am I? I’m just me. Someone with a voice, an opinion, and a heart for people.