Beautifully Broken

LITTLE, MAGNIFICENT REMINDERS... Some days I get bogged down by the rush of life... going to work, running errands, being mom and dad to two boys. Days seem too long but not long enough. Nights are too short. Traffic is always heavy. Is this really what life is supposed to be? Today was one of those days. From the moment I woke up, it just seemed like I was on a roller coaster of "things to do". The only thing that didn't move fast was the elevator, crowded to the max, st...opping at every floor, filling up with one more person on their cell phone. But then it happened... I rushed out of the endless elevator ride, buttoned up my coat, prepared my pessimistic heart to step out into the cold Autumn evening and endure the long journey home when all of a sudden there it was! The most incredible sunset! Ah! My soul rejoiced! There, in the midst of my chaos, my mad rush, God surprised me with a magnificent reminder of His love! As soon as I opened the door, the cool November breeze kissed my cheeks and it felt like I stepped right off the edge of the world into the golden hues of amber and rose and crimson splashed against a deepening sky of yale blue. To the left of this incredible sunset was the perfect half of a silver moon, shining with all its might. To the right were the dark and towering rain clouds, stunning in their fierceness, leaving to torment another town. I was breathless! How small my little troubles are compared to the awesome God I serve! If He could paint a sunset so beautifully, imagine what He could do with my life!

ABOUT ME My story is a simple one. I am a preacher's kid, a single mom, a cancer survivor, a princess warrior, a child of the Most High.... Some days I am on the mountain top shouting praises. Quite often I am in the valley with tears rolling endlessly down my face. Every now and then I find myself in the doldrums of life wishing for just the slightest breeze to push my sail. Whatever state I find myself, this one thing I know to be true, I am never without HOPE. My life is a testimony to the incredible God I serve, and through this Blog I hope to share some of my story and perhaps encourage you with the tales of my triumphs, my moments of defeat, and the lessons I continue to learn on my journey. In so many ways, my story is just beginning...

BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN I suppose the last thing this world needs is another blog. Yet here I am, venturing forth with the simple hope that if my story, my ramblings and my musings can encourage even just one soul out there, it will be worth it. So why "Beautifully Broken"? Because that is what I am, who I am, who I am learning to be. So many times I have been broken. So many times my heart has been crushed, so many times my very soul shattered. Six years ago, even my body w...as "broken" by cancer. But like the Japanese art of Kintsugi, somehow God keeps taking the broken pieces of my life and mending them together with the pure gold of His love. So, although the world may look at me and see this cracked and scarred vessel, God looks at me and sees the beauty of each damaged piece, now made so much more valuable and precious than when it was whole. I am learning to love these scars... This will not always be an inspirational blog. To be honest, most of my inspiring thoughts happen when I am driving and therefore, lost on the highways and byways I have traveled. There are actually some pretty amazing songs out there too, gone forever in a traffic jam somewhere... This blog will be a place where I try to encourage, inspire and perhaps even bring laughter to whoever cares enough to follow along. So welcome! I am so happy to have you along as my companion as we learn to love this crazy, imperfect and beautiful thing called life!