Pathfinder

My road into spring and summer weaves through hills and valleys, sometimes cresting ridge tops, encountering a mountain lake, or resting in a secluded clearing. I am finding my way out of the past, not forgetting the road behind me, but looking to the horizon...and lingering over the lupine and larkspur along the way.

I am creative, empathic, procrastinating, thoughtful and curious. I am mother, wife, storyteller, Christ-follower, cook and explorer. My life is evidence of God's breathtaking grace, patience and love.

I am a daughter, who would not be the woman I am were it not for my mother.

I am a mother, who recognizes that children see with the eyes of Eden.

I am a wife, who knows herself best through her husband's eyes.

I am a survivor of depression, who has lived twice as long as expected.

I am a lover of the written word, who loves to hear it read out loud.

I am an enjoyer of good food, who worships God in the act of making and consuming it.

I am a storyteller, who knows how important it is to be a good listener.

I am a child of God, who is learning what it means to be a daughter of the Father.

The future holds immeasurable promise. Not an absence of challenge or pain or loss, but opportunities for God to show Himself good once more. I am learning not to dread difficulty and the unknown, learning to trust the Creator who holds all the threads of the tapestry.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."   Jeremiah 29:11