Welcome!
I am a woman who makes mistakes everyday but tries really hard to accept that I am covered in grace no matter what! I'd love to introduce a little of myself to you in this post with many more opportunities to add tidbits here and there in future musings...
I write as I sip my latest new favorite afternoon drink, peach green tea with ice. That will change as the weather cools but for now, it works well. I picture myself inviting you into conversation and hope we can get to know one another. A little about me: I'm a mother of two, ages 8 and 6, boy and girl respectively, and have been married to the man God designed just for me for over a decade. We've moved more times than we'd like to count but think we're home now...at least for awhile...unless God has other plans and then we'll follow. Our family is active in our church (I sing in the Praise Team and teach Children's Church) and I work full-time outside of the home and love what I do. I have also felt stirrings in my heart that it might be time to do something different or something more. Perhaps finally sitting and writing this blog is the start...
I love decaf coffee with soy milk and my new-found peach green tea. I love to swim and run (it's really more of a glorified shuffle but it sounds SO much more athletic when I say "run!") and love how my body looks and feels when I lift weights regularly. I haven't been terribly good with the "regularly" part for several months now and my body is certainly showing the effects of neglect...something else to add to the to-do list! I love my family and making memories with them and I love God. Sometimes I struggle with doubt but at the end of the day, I know I love Him and that He loves me more than I will ever fully understand or deserve. I love having a clean house but almost always have laundry to fold and put away. I absolutely detest the putting away part and sometimes I'm able to remind myself to be grateful that I have clothes and places to store them but not always. I rarely feel as though I have enough time in the day to take care of all the people and things that I feel God has charged me to care for...including myself and that is frustrating. I'm constantly trying to find a balance between productivity and relaxation and know that it will be easier to find if I give it to God in the first place. I'm usually scrambling to give it to Him at night as I'm falling asleep...nothing like doing it in reverse!
I love life and learning and am eager to learn a new language. I work with lots of Spanish speakers and they have graciously offered to teach me Spanish in exchange for sign language which I know. I'd also really like to learn Italian but there's not a lot of need for Italian where I live so I'll focus on the Spanish for now! I tell people that I don't cook and I have quite a few examples and anecdotes supporting that claim but I also have a few pretty positive examples, too. My daughter and I make a mean pancake and I'm known in the house for making the best eggs and biscuits. Clearly, we like breakfast at our house!
We're in the process of becoming a certified foster family and hope to complete that process in the next several weeks. That will undoubtedly change our family in ways we cannot imagine and we lift that up to God to use for His glory.
My tea is almost gone so it's time to say farewell. I pray God surrounds each of You with His love and protection until we meet again. Until then, let there be grace!
