Starting Something New

The first post on a blog is always the most difficult. Where do I begin? I mainly created this site, because I constantly have SO much on my mind, and so many ideas and thoughts, that I hardly have enough time to express them. My husband, Tim, agreed that a blog might be good to help me express all the things going on in my head. haha

I spend a lot of my time constantly seeking God's will for my life. I know He has something planned for me, and I am almost consumed with figuring out what His will entails. I am so concerned that I will miss His calling, or fall out of His will. I desperately want to be used by Him, and wonder--What am I meant to do with this life He has given me?

One of the things I know God expects of me is to be a blessing to others. We truly are ALL his beloved. I believe that no matter who someone is,  where they come from, or what their background is like, we MATTER to God. Every person is special, and I feel God wants me to do all I can to help others. One way I feel He wants me to help is through adoption. Growing up, I never pictured myself wanting to adopt. I thought the emotional aspect of it would be too difficult for me to overcome. But then I met my niece. She was adopted by my brother and sister-in-law from Uganda. The moment I saw her precious face and the love in my brother and sister-in-laws eyes, God stirred my heart. The more I researched about adoption, the deeper my burden became. I am newly married, and want to have children of my own, but I look forward to the day when we are able to adopt. Not because it's "nice to do", and not because celebrities do it, but because we are all the children of God. Every child deserves to know love from a family and learn of the love of the Lord.

I am not sure of many things in my life right now. Where will we live? What will I do? Will we become missionaries in a foreign field? or just missionaries to those around us? So many things have not been made clear yet, but I trust God to place all the pieces together in the most perfect way. I just have to keep listening for that still, small voice!