Let me introduce myself:

I'm new to this blogging thing. Not that I've never wanted to write, just that I always seem to have more important things that need to be done (don't we all?!). It's hard to find a solid 45 minutes of peace and quiet when you have a gorgeous, overly active 15 month old daughter. She is my life...and I'm pretty sure she knows it :) I am a twenty-six year old mom.  I grew up in a Christian family. I have parents and brothers (and sisters-in-law and a niece and a nephew) who love me and would do anything for me, & vice versa.  I have a large extended family (my mom is one of nine sisters) that is constantly growing.  I have been on mission trips. I have held orphaned children. I have traveled to breath-taking places. I have stood in the middle of a crowd of foreign-speaking people as they raised their hands and verbally gave their hearts and lives over to Jesus Christ.  I have been kissed on the Eiffel Tower. I have a best friend who just so happens to bear the same first name as I do.  I have given birth to the most beautiful 6lb8oz little girl. But I have also stumbled.  I have been given a free ride to any college I wanted to go to, but I didn't take it.  I have lost touch of some really great people that I never thought wouldn't be in my life.  I became a Christian when I was six years old, but I've yet to personally lead someone in the sinner's prayer.  I've walked closely with Jesus but I've also felt so far away from Him that I thought it was hopeless to try to hear from Him again.  I've spoken uplifting words to people but I've also used words to hurt. I'm a twenty-six year old Christian woman who is separated from her husband. I'm just here to say, that no matter who you are, no matter how astonishing your life may be, stuff  happens.  But, no matter who you are, no matter how joy-less your life can get...there is a Remedy.  Of course we hit rough patches.  It's the highs and the lows that shape us and mold us into who we are supposed to be.  God uses it all (& thank goodness, right??).   He knew from the beginning of time how each and every one of us would succeed AND how we would fail.  We're human! He's got the power to turn the worst story around and use it to glorify Him. So, this is me, a twenty-six year old human, and this is my life, my story, my journey.  And He's walked with me and continues to walk with me every step of the way.  How else could I make it in this crazy world?