I have loved writing for a long time. I wrote my first poem when I was about 13 years old and I have talked…a lot….and that is just a verbal way of writing 🙂 so that counts too.

No, I am kidding but I have a lot of words to say and a few years ago I challenged my self to write every day for 30 days. I loved it and for whatever reason, stopped at the end of the challenge.

I want to do sort of the same challenge but not just 30 days, I want to just write, almost as if it were a daily log in/journal of life. I have seen where some people did recipes in a blog for about a year. At the end of the year they basically copied and paste with a few adjustments and printed a cookbook. I do not want to do just a cookbook but I do love the idea of writing something that has lots of things in it. The idea of writing something that has advice for marriage, families, your walk with God, and food all in one spot…..that idea I LOVE.

So here is my Day One to writing. I want those that read it to be encourage in the walk with Christ. I want them to love their spouse more and adore those babies. I want someone to read this and desire to cook more and be creative in the kitchen. I want others to read the words written and be inspired to open their home up to friends and family. I fully believe that life happens around the dinner table. When we sit and eat a meal together it is such a simple way to show people the heart of Jesus without beating them over the head with a bible. A hurt person may not want to walk into a church but would happily come to a friend’s house for a meal.

My goals for this year is to be more intentional with my time. I want more purposeful moments to “see” someone. I want to talk with people and hear their hearts. I have bad hearing and wear hearing aids. For me, body language is a huge part of “hearing” someone. I dont want to just hear their words, I want to “hear” what they are saying by how they move and react when they are with their kids and/or spouse. I want to hear/see more of what they know about God and how much he loves them, I felt that last night, Dec 31,2023, was like a graduation for me. I am not sure what this new year holds but I am in the very place God wants me. I will not more until he moves.

That picture has nothing to do with anything but it is of my cute puppy so obviously it stays. 🙂