Why Blog?

I'm not one that enjoys the stage. I will gladly stay on the sidelines all day. Please don't ask me to speak somewhere and don't ever expect a microphone to be in my hand! My heart starts racing at the thought! I'm a homebody that perfers a small group or a very small handful of friends over the large gatherings and long lists of acquaintances. My favorite place is home and my favorite people to be with are the 4 I share a roof with.  So why the blog? It's simple really...to share my story, to open my heart. Most of my adult life I have been weighted down with insecurites, cares about what people think, feeling like a square peg in a round hole, not really "fitting" anywhere....and I'm sure the list goes on. Truth is, I didn't really know how to love 'me' and surely didn't know how to 'be me.'  I've been on a journey the last few years, and am really beginning to see who I am, what I am here for, and to not put much weight on what 'others' (friends , family, and acquaintances alike) perceive about me. God is showing me what it means to truly be fathered by him and for me to find ALL my identity in him. I believe there is freedom in being vulnerable..freedom in being real. So here I am, sharing parts of my story and things stirring in my heart in hopes of encouraging others along the way and inviting more freedom in my heart. Thanks for sharing in my journey.