Who ?

If you are curious about me, find out here!

It is hard for me to talk about myself or describe myself and I think it's hard to get across who I really am through written word. What I really want is to sit across the table from you or curl up on the couch with our mugs in hand and chat in the quiet afternoon. I wish to pour out my heart to you and to really listen to your heart too. We would laugh and cry and I would hug you and tell you that we will make it, it will all be OK. And I would quote C.S. Lewis by telling you that sister "There are far, far better things ahead then any we leave behind" And we would sit too long and make another pot of coffee while the kids tugged on our shirts to ask for more apple slices and maybe some cheese balls too. But I am here on this side of the screen and you are on that side of the screen so I will do my best to give you a small picture of who I am.

I was saved a young age and grew up in a Nazarene church. I have fond memories of my first church family. My mom still attends and so I visit often. At about 19 years old I wanted more of Jesus. I didn't know exactly what that meant at the time but I was searching. I wanted something real, living, breathing and active in my life. I tried to slip in unnoticed to a church service one night when I was in college.I met my husband that night (Don't be silly I didn't know he would become my husband). I experienced joy and peace in my peers around me and I wanted the same thing. So I rededicated my life that night. Since then this journey has been a wonderful one. God keeps reintroducing me to His love over and over again. And I am always amazed by his wondrous grace. And now I am on this grace journey, forever!

I am wife to one, a drumming, running, juggling fool. I am momma to two beautiful boys and it is a learning process to parent opposite ends of the spectrum. My oldest is 13 and my youngest, 2. They are a joy and their bond is greater then I could have imagined. Our house is typically calm, except for right before bed time. Apparently the monsters like to come out and play then.

Now for the list!

1. I have only lived in two houses in  my entire life (and they are only 15 minutes apart).
2. I am a fairly quiet person, I most definitely take after my father.
3. Along with being quiet I identify as more of an introvert. The more I understand about that part of myself the more confident I become as my own person. 
4. I am a T-shirt and jeans kind girl with a mostly girly flair ( I like make-up, shoes, jewelry and flower clips in my hair)
5. I have less then a handful of close friends and my best friend and I have known each other for over 20 years! Its a beautiful thing.
6. I do crave close relationships.
7. I don't like going to bed at night and I hate waking up in the morning yet I love sleep. 
8. Some might say I am a 'go with the flow' kind of person. 
9. I am not sure if I will ever conquer that whole concept of being "on time"
10. Coffee is my friend.
11. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
12. I never thought I would struggle with what I wanted to be when I grew up.
13. I listen to an eclectic range of music. 
14. I'm not a big fan of shopping
15. ...or doing the dishes
16. I am ok with not understanding everything about the Bible
17. My most favorite thing to do is curl up on the couch with a blanket and cuddle (with my boys or a book or even just some coffee, whatever I can get!)
18. My mother has always been my best friend and biggest fan. 
19. My dad has been gone for only a short 7 months and I miss him dearly, sometimes it aches. God has shown us grace during our time of grieving. My daddy was a great great man. They don't make 'em like that anymore.
20.  I honestly don't know where I would be without my relationship with Jesus, my Savior. I don't ever want to find out either. He is my rock, my shield and fortress. Each day I get closer and closer to Him.