My Heart!

Have you ever felt a strong urge to do something, but you kept pushing it off? That is exactly what I have been doing for about 2 1/2 years. For the last several years I have wanted to start blogging, I first felt the urge my Freshman year of college. Then life happened and I became very overwhelmed with school and just knew it was not the right time. Again my Sophomore year I felt the urge but I made excuses like; I cannot write, no one wants to read a blog by me, I just do not have the time, and the list could go on. So now fast forward to Junior year, I am busier than ever before but I cannot stop thinking about blogging. Ready or not, I am taking a step of faith and I know that God has obviously put blogging on my heart for a reason. The goal behind this blog is to encourage you all to pursue God with everything you have. I am not an expert in this area but I will be learning with you. This first post is to just tell you a little bit about myself. So here goes...

I am a Junior in college studying elementary education. I have an amazing family who loves me and supports me in everything I do. I am the oldest of three children. I am also the boss (usually the oldest rule the roost) there is no exception to this rule here. I have a crazy brother who is only 15 months younger than me. So I only got to enjoy riding in the front seat for a little while without any competition. I got to enjoy not sharing the driving responsibilities with another teen only for a few months. I am mostly kidding my Bro is awesome. He is currently enrolled in a one year program, at the end of one year he will graduate with 18 credit hours that will go to whatever college he chooses next. I am extremely proud of you Bro!! Now to introduce you to the princess who I am sure you will hear a lot about. The princess is my little sister, she is a ball of fire. Always moving, doing something, and she has the biggest heart out of anyone you will ever meet. She is an amazing young lady. My Parents are amazing. I would not be where I am today if it weren't for them! The other reason why I started this blog was that my mom blogs and I want to be just like her. I am just like my dad in so many ways. The older I get the more I see it. My dad has been the perfect role model for what a husband, dad, friend, and pastor should look like. To my future husband, take note you have A LOT to live up to!! Like I said earlier I am a Junior in college and before you ask, NO, I have no idea what I am doing after graduation. I have been blessed with the best family and friends a girl could ever dream of. So right now I am just living life to the fullest and trying to glorify the One who created and saved me!

This semester the Lord has been teaching me many things and being the stubborn hard headed person I am it has taken me a while to realize what He has been trying to teach me. I just want this blog to be something you know you can come to and gain knowledge about the Bible and grow spiritually. Know that I am praying for all of you who read this, I really believe God wants me to start blogging and I am so excited to share my heart with you! The verse that I am claiming for this blog is Romans 14:23 "But whoever has doubts is condemned if he eats, because the eating is not from faith. For whatever does not proceed from faith is sin." (ESV) This is the perfect verse, because I know I am not the strongest writer on this planet. If I were given the choice between writing and something else I would always choose the something else. I am stepping out on this new journey in faith knowing that this is only something the Lord wants me to do because I would never in a million years volunteer to write for fun. But here I am. I hope that over the next couple of days I can start sharing what is on my heart!

Much Love,
T

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