Hi All
I am Mary and I am new to this place, though I have been following this group for a couple of years , this year is my first year! I have jumped in with both feet and I will be writing along with all of the others within this group
So a little about myself.
I have been married to my pastor hubby for nearly 15 years! I can’t believe it has been that long. We have 4 kiddos, ages 12, 11,alomost 10 and 7 1/2. There are 3 boys and a girl. One of our children has Autism Spectrum disorder in the mid-functioning range and another child has a learning disability known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder. We also have 3 cats and a dog. Hubby has been pastoring at tour church for nearly 9 years.
I have been blogging for about 10 years now and my goal is to reach my 1000th blog post by the end of this year..and I am so close I can taste it!I love being a pastor’s wife. I felt the call to be in full time ministry at the age of 16 or 17. At the time I thought it was to be a missionary but over time God redirected my path and I met my hubby. Today not only do I serve within my local church but also in our community through the local crisis pregnancy center as a mentor and also on the planning team for the Raising Generations Today Conference .
What I do for fun:
Write- I love to write! it is one of a few creative outlets.
Paint- I have been learning how to paint- watercolor
Paper crafts qulling, scrapbooking, card-making
home decor- I love my Cricut and I will beginning a fun project creating a Christmas villageincorporating some paper antiquing and some paper houses.
Dance parties in the kitchen with my kiddos
Reading
Write 31 Topic- what I will be writing about-
When I was praying about this upcoming month of writing about a specific topic I meandered through many topics and finally landed on something I have been studying all year! It’s my word for the year : CONFIDENCE. Though I know that is not what the title says, but I am stealing a term that is coned by Renee Swope called God-fidence. I wanted to build my confidence in God, rather than myself. and I’m not gonna lie, its been a testing year in that area. I have grown a lot but when I write about it, it’s not about being an expert because quite frankly I am still very much learning!
A Few of the Topics
- Confidence- what is it? God-fidence? And what is the difference between the two?
- Confidence put in it’s place
- Confidence Broken to Bits
- when you have lost your confidence….and there is NONE to be found, what to do and how to do it!
- What it feels like to be confident-less
- what does God say on the subject
- Even if ….I still will (Yes that has to do with Confidence)
And that is just to name a few.
I want this to be an opportunity to grow together. So won’t you join me as we journey to gain a new understanding of what it REALLY means to have full confidence in God!
