A Work in Progress.

Everyday I wake up and look in the mirror, and I hardly recognize the girl looking back at me.  Five years ago, I looked completely different. I looked worn, weary, and sometimes downright sad. I was tired of keeping lies straight, and tired of convincing myself and everyone else that things were great, when they obviously weren’t. I was beginning to submit to what I’d become when all of a sudden, everything changed. I got on my knees and prayed for the first time in years, and God did the rest. Nothing happened overnight, but the change brewing inside of me was so powerful that it immediately began molding my life into something I never thought possible.

This isn’t about how awesome I am for making a huge transition. This is about how awesome He is. It’s the everyday life of a woman letting her old self die a little more each day, and the learning process of realizing who I am in Christ, and who He created me to be. It isn’t always going to be inspirational, and it isn’t always going to be pretty. But it is always going to be me.

I’m beginning this blog so that I can share this experience with my friends and family, near and far.  My goal is to be as transparent as possible about everything that I write about. My past, my present, my future, you name it. I’ll post stories, sometimes general updates on life, and share pieces of this journey as I continue to learn and grow more in the Lord. I hope that through these words I can help myself figure out some of the tougher parts of this journey, and be able to reach out to you all for prayers or encouragement.

If you’re willing, come along with me as I continue onward as a work in progress…..

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3: 13-14.