Journal the Journey

In every season of life, through the mountains and valleys, God has always been faithful… and He always will be.

(Intro) Purpose. 

I almost forgot to “muse” tonight, but thankfully that wonderful husband of mine reminded me.

I’ve had a lot in my mind and on my heart lately, but I struggle with which thoughts to try to share in just 15 minutes. I honestly knew this would be hard, this faithfully blogging each day, but I thought the time restriction would make it a little easier. It definitely makes blogging more doable, and today marks 7 days in a row that I have blogged (a record for me).

I sat here in the living room listening to the rain falling and tried sorting through my thoughts. I asked God to show me what to write about. I see so much goodness in my Bible in just these two chapters that are written on the pages it is turned to currently and I desire so badly to help someone, anyone, to fall in love with (or deeper in love with) God through my writings concerning scripture and my personal walk with Christ. It just seems an impossible feat in such a short time, yet I know with God all things are possible and I should just continue to be faithful and bold in sharing my thoughts with you.

My laptop is in the car so I am typing on my tablet, which I am not nearly as speedy as typing on. My time is already half up for the night, but I do know what I want to talk about for the remainder of it and probably in tomorrow’s post as well. It’s a topic so very popular in our culture, both in Christian and secular circles. It’s something that undoubtedly leaves each of us unsettled at some point in our lives, and we strive to seek out the answer often in the wrong places or the wrong people or even in things.

You may have figured it out by now… Well, my title up there being a dead giveaway. The topic is purpose. Have you ever thought, “What is my purpose?” Dumb question, as I feel quite certain we all wonder or have wondered this. So let me follow up that question with a better one: Have you found the answer to this question?

Why are you here? What are you living for? What’s the meaning of this life, what are you meant to accomplish?

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I’m glad you’re here. I’ve been calling Birmingham, Alabama home since 2013. I’m happily married to the sweetest, most selfless man I’ve ever known. Prior to meeting and marrying him in 2021, I was a divorced mom to three daughters for 4 1/2 years. When I remarried, I gained a fourth daughter. On January 26, 2024, we lost my Dad. He had just turned 92 on January 6. He moved in with us the week after Joseph and I got married in October of 2021, and we had the honor of being his caregivers for the last 2 years and 3 months of his life. I currently work full-time as a Fitness Director at the most wonderful country club, where I also have a full load of personal training clients. This is a job I have enjoyed since 2019. Prior to entering the fitness industry, I was an elementary/middle school tutor. I have been a follower of Jesus Christ since I was a child. God showed me that He was real and that He loved me in powerful, unmistakeable ways during some very dark and difficult childhood years. As an adult, my theology has changed quite a bit. As life circumstances crushed me, I began holding all of the things I had been taught as a child, teenager, and young adult up to the light of scripture. As a result, I deconstructed my faith before deconstruction was really a thing, but never abandoned my faith in the process. After living through harmful teachings that were founded on misuse of scripture, I am passionate about the integrity of God’s Word. Nothing boils my blood quite like seeing scriptures used for selfish gain, abused, and taught out of their intended context. I have been journaling for 25 years. This is my space of the internet to share the ways God has been faithful to me as evidenced in my journals, as well as anything else that is placed on my heart to share. I hope you find something here that positively impacts you in some way. All are welcome here.

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