Just A Little Reflection…..

I did a bit of a weird thing this morning!
I sat and I read through some of my blogs.

I don’t do that very often as I am my own worst critic, so usually, I write, hit publish and never look back.
But this morning I spent some time reading the words I have written over the last 8 years.

8 years? I had no idea when I set out on this crazy journey, that 8 years later I would still be writing faithfully.
There have been seasons of all the words being written and seasons where I couldn’t find them no matter how hard I searched.
Writing is no longer just a whim for me, after 8 years I think it means I am kinda serious about it!
Over those years I have written 304 blogs at roughly 500 words each for a total of 152,000 words!
That is a lot of words, my friends!

Some of them I look back on and cringe, and others actually bring me to tears.
I have shared my journey as openly and honestly as I can, and through my words, I can see each season I was going through!

It is tempting to delete those very first blogs, gosh what was I thinking when I wrote some of those? But they are all part of the journey and so they stay as a reminder of how far I have come!

The blog has had a few different looks over the years, a few tweaks here and there, but my honesty and vulnerability have been consistent on this journey, and that’s what matters to me at the end of the day!

I have been thinking a lot lately about what is next, and I think it is business as usual for my blog.
I know God is opening up other avenues for my writing but I have always said I will continue to write this blog until God says otherwise, and so far He hasn’t said otherwise!
So I will continue to be faithful in my vulnerability and encouragement!

So thank you, my friend! Thank you for coming on this journey with me. For following my ramblings, for the encouragement along the way, and for reading these sometimes crazy, sometimes heart-wrenching words God lays on my heart.