Abraham Lincoln once said, "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years."
Who I am is not, and has never been, defined by the number of years I have lived, much to the confusion of many people who have met me. Therefore, I think it's fair to say that I am "ageless" :)
I am, first and foremost, a follower of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, crucified and resurrected to sit at the right hand of God as an intercessor for me. I am not good. Far from it. I am forgiven.
The choice to follow Jesus, to trust the plans the Father has for me and enter into them, is the only reason that I am who I am today.
A wife. A mother. A home-school teacher. The list could go on.
The many things that have made my life so full, so precious, has been a result of forsaking my own plans and dreams, refusing to live up to my own expectations, others' expectations, the world's expectations...and instead expecting something wonderful, so much more wonderful, from God.
Many of the paths God has led me down have been counter cultural. Marrying young, trusting God to plan our family, the way that we raise and teach our children...all of these things have caused offense in others who have not chosen the same paths. I want to encourage whoever finds this blog to consider this: If you are walking confidently, in faith, you will not be shaken. If something you read here causes you to feel defensive, please take some time to prayerfully consider why.
My ultimate hope is to love you through these pages. To encourage you. When I share what God has done in my life, I hope that it inspires you to trust in Him...and often, that means, questioning yourself!
There is no formula, no model to emulate {but Christ}. I don't believe that He has a prepackaged plan-in-a-box that he passes out to those who are willing to accept it. God wanted me to marry young {when I had said I didn't want to marry until I had accomplished a lengthy list of goals and made a name for myself}, perhaps he wants you to remain only a bride of Christ. God wanted me to have five children (so far!), perhaps He plans to give you two. But the absolute, the only point to it all, is that we learn to trust Him to give it, whatever it is, and provide for us along the way, wherever He takes us. And if I have learned anything, it's that His plans always look vastly different than my own, and they are 1000x better!
My journey may still be at it's beginning, maybe it's somewhere in the middle, and maybe, if God wills, it's near the end. But this is my journey.
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