Who Am I?

"Remain in Me, and I will remain in you." John 15:4a

OK, so, I am totally new to the blogging-deal. I am not a techie, I don’t even have one of those ear thing-y's yet for talking on my cell phone in the car. Yes, I know its illegal now; it is a small form of rebellion. I’m a hold-out, not ready to become 'a cyborg' yet. It won’t be long before we just implant gadgets, so we can use them to communicate with the world 24/7; without fear of low-battery! I'm thankful to have this window of communication with you; but my preference would be to see you, not text you.

I love having coffee with friends, being eye-ball to eye-ball; asking them about their lives and how God is working in them. I have a degree in Business Communications, from UC Santa Barbara; I am not a Biblical scholar. I am not a published author, or a speaker. As far as I know I have never directly led anyone to give their life to Christ; although I pray that the Lord has used me to plant seeds and that He will continue to do so. My background is sales & marketing, event planning, coordinating volunteers and volunteering myself …. but I really don’t have any huge area of expertise.

I am a wife and a mom; we have a dog, a clean living room and a messy garage, and a list of never-ending home repair projects. I suppose you could say that I am a “typical American woman hitting mid-life” What’s one difference between me and others that I meet?
Here’s a big one: I KNOW the best is yet to come. I was fortunate to discover something about 10 years ago: Jesus was pursuing me. He met me where I was at, at a time in my life when I was just too tired to keep running. He took hold of my heart and, in that moment, I began a pursuit of Him that I pray will never end. Every day when I read His Word, I find that there is still so much to discover. No matter what kind of trials today brings, my hope is grounded in His Unchanging Promises. I belong to Him, the God of the Universe, that's who I am, and Who I choose to be connected to, apart from Him I am nothing.

So, no Bible School degree, what gives me the right to write about Jesus?
Well, I am just a person who loves the Word of God and when I read it; and, sit with it; and, ask The Holy Spirit to bring meaning, I find that I want to live it and write about what God is showing me in the process. My hope in sharing over the Internet is that anyone who comes to this site will be inspired to go to God's Word yourself for answers. Connect up to Jesus before text-ing out to others. Wait for Him, He has a good plan!
If that’s a mission statement, I guess that’s mine.