Speechless???

Well, it looks like I’ve been speechless for a few months. No excuses here. I’ve just been going through some pretty hard months spiritually, and really didn’t have anything to say. But I’m back!!!!! Hopefully that’s good news for you!

Meanwhile, I’ve got a brand new blog post continuing on with the idea of how to live as Christian women coming out on Monday, February 25th.

I love to read blogs! Here are some I’ve been keeping up with over the last few months:

thefulltimegirl.com

kimzkitchen.com

Both of these blogs have so encouraged me and challenged my walk with Christ. So, please go check them out!

Also, video links to two of my favorite songs this year.

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Cinderella Moment Gone Terribly Wrong

Boys…this is not a post for you! Skip it!

So, as little girls, we all have this fantasy of wanting to be Cinderella or some other princess. We have been taught that they never do anything wrong, that only good happens to them, and that everything turns ok in the end.

My story meets none of that criteria.

We all know the story of Cinderella…on her way out of the palace she dropped her slipper. Well, today, I just dropped my slip…literally!

Today, after church, this sweet couple invited me and my stepmother to their house for Sunday lunch. They get together every Sunday with their family. They also invited the preacher who preached today. (My dad is a pastor, and he is out of the country on a mission trip.) The preacher is an evangelist out of my church, and he was able to preach for us today. Anyways…sorry for that overload of information, but it is kinda vital to the story!

Lunch is ready and they call for the prayer. Everyone stands up and starts moving to the kitchen. I was talking to the guest preacher when all of the sudden I get a strange sensation around my ankles. I look down and in HORROR say, “Whoops!” That is really what I said. Next time, I’ll come up with a better word…maybe! 🙂 My slip is down around my ankles. The preacher looks down too. He looks up at me, and just walks away. I am trying to hold in the giggles. I looked over at my stepmother and she can barely contain the laughter. All I want everyone to do is start praying. I just kick it off, and send it flying down a hallway behind me while hoping no one else notices.

In a moment I hear BEAUTIFUL words…”Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you….” Well, that is all I heard. I reached behind me, grabbed my slip, and made my escape into the nearest bathroom.

As soon as I locked the door, I laughed so hard I couldn’t breathe. I don’t know why this was so funny, but it was. I should have been more embarassed, but I wasn’t.

I don’t know what is worse…dropping your slipper…or dropping your slip…

Alright…I know this has happened to someone else…leave a comment telling the most embarassing place you have ever had a “wardrobe malfunction.”

In front of the preacher just might be the worst…

Why a Blog?

Well, first, let me thank you for taking the time to read this. Thanks for being patient as I drug out the BIG news all week!

I have been thinking about this for over a year. I’ve been praying about this over a year. I’ve kept this very close for over a year. I didn’t want anyone to know about this. This was a decision between God and me. I was so scared to start this. I was afraid that I wouldn’t have the time to dedicate. I was afraid that I wouldn’t have anything to say. I was afraid that no one would even read it.

In November, I was reading my Bible and I came across the prayer of Jabez. You might remember that this was a big Bible study a few years ago. I couldn’t get out of my mind the phrase “enlarge my borders.” I felt like, to me, it was referring to my ministry, my task, God’s unique will for my life. And shouldn’t I pray that God would enlarge my ministry, enlarge my sphere of influence? I knew in my hard heart what the answer was, but God…I’m scared…

In January, I took a cruise with Proverbs 31 ministries. One speaker they had asked these questions:

What does God want you to do that you are scared of? What is God calling you to do? Why are you saying no? Why do you insist on missing out on God’s blessings? Why?

I then realized that my answer…being scared…was stupid. Didn’t I serve a God who created the universe, led Israel across the Red Sea, told the sun to stand still for a whole day, held lions mouths shut, healed the sick, raised the dead, and conquered death and sin forever?????? Yep, that’s my God, and He hasn’t changed. So why be afraid? So, why continue to say NO? So why continue to miss out on God’s blessings for me?

I no longer had an excuse. So here it is…God’s plan for me…a blog to encourage teens and young women to live the Christian life, to handle life with beauty and grace, to laugh, to cry, and to fully embrace being a child of the King of Kings.