Why I'm Writing

I’ve been wanting to write down what God has done in my life for my children to read and be encouraged.  I want them to know the stories of how God has worked in my life and answered prayers, so that they may be encouraged to trust in and walk with God, who has been so faithful to me.   We gave Eliana her name, because it means “My God has answered me”.  He has…again and again.  I want our kids to know the stories of how He has.  My most heartfelt prayer for them is that they would know and experience God's love for them and His reality and greatness and respond by trusting, treasuring, and serving the Lord with all their hearts and lives.

Finding out I need heart surgery has given me the incentive I needed to write down my stories.  I’m thankful the surgeon told me the risks of the surgery are low, but of course I have no guarantee that I will survive the surgery.  None of us knows how many days or years we've been given on this earth.  Whether my heart stops in my sleep (it often skips a beat) or I live for fifty more years, I want to share what God has done with all who will listen.

I’m also writing for myself.  It’s easy for me to forget in my busy, sometimes discouraging life all that God has done for me.  It’s easy for me to focus more on my struggles than on my God who is for me.  And I too often focus more on my “to do” list than on the God and people for whom I do what I do.  I need to write down what He has done for me, so that I will remember again and again and be thankful and be encouraged that the same God who has been for me in the past is still for me today and will always be for me, just as He is for all His children, no matter the situation.

Ultimately, I'm writing because I want to give credit to whom credit is due, and that is to the Lord.  I want Him to receive glory for all the wonderful things He has done!

If these stories are blessings to you, then I am happy to share them.  May God bless you.  Thank you for reading.