Who am I kidding...

This is/was considered my personal blog. I have a family blog too - equally neglected but some new posts up there recently. Currently I've been journaling more and really trying to let truth sink into my heart in a life-changing, action-taking sort of way. He continues to teach me more about His irrational love for me. Learning this takes disciplined effort. I am not a disciplined person.

So, if I'm going to manage to record anything via a blog, it is most like going to be over at ricecakes. Sharing things here and there that are stirring in my heart will be unavoidable. But the focus there is rounded out by the pictures, events, quips, quotes, and the beautiful mess of life.

Yes. I'm still living.

Recently, I've been trying to figure out what to do with this abandoned blog. No conclusions have been met. Should it be shut down? Should I start again in some new direction? Should I leave it standing here as some monument to what God has done? Many more questions. Very little time to seek the answers.

New, blog-distracting happenings in the past couple...um...years.

Homeschooling.

Homeschooling our 6 year old.

Tending the hearts and minds of our 4 beautiful, talented, we-wanna-be-in-your-face girls.

They are growing so fast. Changing in so many ways. I don't want to miss a thing.

Currently I'm wrestling with God. Wanting His blessing but still white-knuckle gripping my own way. Something He has brought across my path, something that has loosened my fingers a bit - One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. I can't recommend it enough.