The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. -- Matthew 7:25-27
When I first started this blog, my goal was to share my experiences simply as a single mom in the military. And I had this goal of re-examining myself from the inside out, discovering who I am and who I want to be. I made little tasks for myself to try to experience life through appreciation and learning, build myself as a castle of stone instead of sand. In the midst of all that, I realized I can't do it without God. The majority of my life had a little bit of God in it. The later part of my life, God showed Himself to me in such powerful ways that I couldn't deny Him! And from then, I have been learning and following and stumbling and letting Him pick me back up to try again. And as I sit here and type this, I realize that the one truly successful way for me to discover who I am is to build and strengthen my relationship with God! After all, He made me - He knows me better than anyone in this world does, including me. And "Who I want to be?" That goal has changed to "Who God wants me to be!" Only then can I truly find God's purpose in my life. And only then can I truly be the mother He wants me to be for my children.
So, although this blog is about being a single mom in the military, it is driven by my growth and experiences in my relationship with God. You'll find blog posts here where I vent and I curse and I'm judgmental, stubborn, angry or resentful. And I won't allow myself to delete those because then it'll be as if I'm pretending I never wrote them. I am human. I will make mistakes. I will stumble on my journey with Christ. I pray that my posts will reflect ALL of my learning experiences. It is a real life person's adventure and not a blog that only shows the "good" side of my personality. I hope that you will remember that and keep me in your prayers.
Enjoy the reading. God Bless!