Preparing To Launch

During a personal devotion time 5-6 years ago and in the midst of a storm in my life, a phrase came to mind. If you're like me, I'm sure phrases and thoughts come to mind every moment of each day, however this was profound and applicable to what I was going through during that difficult time in my life. Even more profound was that this particular phrase never seemed to leave my mind. It almost became not only a phrase that came to mind one day, but a burden that was impressed upon my heart.

Weeks passed and this burden impressed on my heart, faithfully remained and I did what I always did during that season of life. I consulted with a dear friend who had been devinely ordained and placed in my life during a season that I needed not only a friend but also a spiritual mentor. This friend knew and was walking very closely with me through the trial I was going through. When I talked with her about this "phrase," this impression on my heart, she very quickly and knowingly made a statement that has stuck with me to this very moment in time. She said, "Oh, that is the title of your future book!"

That was 5-6 years ago and I'm disappointed in myself to admit that it is still just an overwhelming impression and burden on my heart that I have been placing on the back burner in life as I fill my schedule with life. A busy, homeschooling, stay-at-home mother, always with a growing to do list, the days and schedule of "to do's" never seemed to allow for WRITING A BOOK!! I mean, who really wants to sign up for that job?! I was the girl overwhelmed in high school and college by writing a research or term paper. Did God realize that writing a book would be no easy task? That it would require a certain amount of focus and committment of my life? That I was already drowning in a sea of unlimited committments everyday? He absolutely knew that He had called an ill equipped one like me and He also made it very clear that it wasn't about me. I was simply an instrument in His sovereign hand and that He will guide each and every step, big and small and He will help me if I would just obey!

That's how I arrived here. It is very clear to me that God has indeed called me to this and I believe has added other books and ministries that will branch from that initial "phrase" He quietly whispered in that still, small voice I have learned to recognize through my journey. Hence, a blog ministry and here I am! I believe God is revealing to me little nuggets of time that He is giving me to walk in obedience to what he has required me to do. I may not have hours out of my busy days caring for 4 children to devote to writing a book, however I can find little 15 minute nuggets, an excerpt here, an excerpt there, and eventually each excerpt will compile into exactly what He wants to create. So, I'm beginning small. A blog, a way to publish little nuggets hopefully each day, that I pray will minister to your lives as I share the stories that fill mine.