A little more about my passions

I hope after reading yesterday's post that my passion for following God's call on my life came through loud and clear. My next passion is my family. I have been married over 20 years to a wonderful man. We have 3 children from 19 years old down to 2 years old. My married life has not always been great. We really struggled for the first 10 years, then went through a VERY BAD 2 -3 years. At that time, we both got on board with putting God into our marriage and our family. God healed a lot of hurts for my husband, my children and myself that we inflicted on each other during this time. God healed trust in us. God is a God of redemption! Satan almost had victory in tearing apart another family, but God gave it back to us, improved and more solid than ever! Forgiveness for God is a gift. While it should be the same for us, it is also a choice for us. We have to choose to forgive and then let it go. Hard? Yes. Possible? Yes. Hard? Yes. I went through days where I would have to continually say to myself that I forgive my husband for this, over and over again. We are all human. We all make mistakes. If God can forgive, shouldn't we do the same? I say, you bet!

I love and adore my family. They are so much fun. We are all so different but so much the same. God has given me the task of being the best wife and mom that HE has called me to be. Again, not necessarily what the world deams a good mom and wife. My children have chores and household responsibilities. I don't let them go where ever with who ever. You just have to know the people your kids are with! Their friends and their parents. If not, you bring the friends to our house! The older ones are both very active in extracirricular activities and I am there most of the time. It get's crazy, but I so enjoy it and I remind myself often, this will not last forever and then I will miss it.

My husband. I love him so much. Please know, I am a bit of a control freak and an obsessive organizer. God has a sense of humor. He wants me to back off and let my husband be the head of our household. This does not come natural to me. The world would say that's crazy. But, believe it or not, it usually works out better when he leads, than when I do. I am very emotional about everything. He is much more laid back and can make sound decisions easier than I can. I like that a lot! I am blessed with peace when I back off. It's really nice.

That's all for today folks! Feel free to comment!

Here I am!

Well, here I am. My very own blog! I am excited. I hope this reaches others and encourages them to live each day, the best they can, the way that God intended them too. As I walk my walk with God, I am far from perfect. I desire and strive to draw closer to God. God's love, grace, and mercy is abundant, not only for me, but for all who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. I am very human, very real, and still loved by God. I want to encourage those who continually beat themselves up for not being enough or doing enough or for screwing up and such. God is a forgiving God. While He has high expectations of each of us, He knows we aren't perfect. I try to live it and say it as plainly as I can. I try to live how God wants me to live, not how the world says I should live. I am a normal, everyday person who is simply pursuing a Godly life. I plan to share more each time I blog. Goodness knows it would be one long blog if I tried to do it all now. I am so excited!