Back To Writing About My Passions...
It has been a couple years since I last posted. So many amazing things have happened in our lives since then. Probably to many to hash out here for fear that I would bore any random reader that may stumble across this blog. What I will say is that God has blessed us with health which has been a huge thing if you've read though my past posts. We are so thankful for the life we have. We love our 3 beautiful children beyond words. Ben is almost 9, Lizzie is 6, and Isaac is about to turn 4. They bring so much joy to us. I am married to an amazing man. In fact, today Jason and I are celebrating our 14th anniversary. He is the best part of me. Truly, he is. I have been so lucky to have him next to me. I have wanted to come back to writing this blog for some time now. I've struggled with whether or not it is something I want to commit to. I want to chronicle so much. So many things have come at us in this last year that I don't want to forget. So many things are ahead in the next. So here I am.
I imagine my post will be a mix of things going on here with our children. They are always an easy subject to write on as they are a never-ending cycle of humor, love, arguing, memories and much more:) They consume much of my time and I wouldn't have it any other way. I plan to start homeschooling them at the beginning of next year. You may find yourself reading all about the good, bad, and ugly, as I try to navigate those waters. I do feel much relief knowing that I have many friends to use as resources. I am hoping that with soften the blow of "I have no idea what I am doing and would someone PLEASE remind me WHY I am doing this?"
I also want to write about Night Light, which is an outreach, ministry, mission,....well, its been called many things, but it has became a passion of love for me. Its purpose is to build relationships with those who have so much less than ourselves. Jason and I have had this type of thing on our hearts for several years now and saw a documentary that mentioned other places that were doing amazing things. We had talked to other couples about it and they were interested but the doors just weren't opening. This summer, after taking our son out to feed the homeless for his birthday (at his request), and after taking our community group down to hand out food, we saw the doors began to open. I contacted another girl who I knew wanted to do this before and also another girl that was interested and we met at our house. From there, our group grew. We started meeting in July to discuss what this would look like, and by September the Night Light team was armed with more than we could ever imagine. Most importantly, we were armed with the love of Christ. That took all selfishness away and let God lead us completely at the beginning. Our goal was to love, bring dignity to those we meet, and to show them that they are important. Over the last several months I think my friends under the bridge have done more for me than I could have ever done for them. My eyes have been opened to many things. I was completely ignorant to our own cities treatment of the poor and homeless. I had never really stopped to consider how people get to a point in their lives where they are homeless. Or how difficult it is to pull yourself out when you have lost everything...including self worth. I have also seen how amazing people can be. How they will rise above what you ever imagined. How they can be moved by opportunity. I have watched God provide week after week and I have watched Him use people who absolutely didn't think they were ready to be used. I have also learned that people are many times, not what they seem- both in good ways and in bad. That is a lesson I am still learning to stomach. That sometimes people choose selfishness and pride. That Satan will use whatever he can and disguise it however he has to. Lets be honest here (and yes, I do want this to be an honest blog), where there is good, there is bad...it is reality, and it can seep in wherever we allow it to. However, I want to choose to keep my focus on Christ and how He is working. Some days, this is a minute by minute, forced decision, and many days, I fail.
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