Here Goes Nothing ...

Have you ever had an idea just sit in the back of your mind? Have you ever felt called or pushed to do something - but the idea was about as clear as mud?! Well that's me, and has been me for some time. I've felt called to write. I've felt called to start "something," but have had no clue what. I can't really call it a business because I'm not selling anything (yet .... maybe?) I love people. I love helping people. I love listening to people, observing them (without sounding too creepy), and really helping them to see the potential that they have. I guess that's why I work in ministry. I've recently felt called to Seminary and am really enjoying that journey (so much so that I'll probably be there for several years! - Who has time for graduation right now?!) So that's me in a nut shell .... oh well and the fact that I am working full time as a Youth Director, am a wife to my best friend in the world, the mother to a wildly beautiful and energetic three year old little boy - and this crazy person with a dream that she has no idea what it is. I love reading devotional blogs, almost as much as I love writing them myself. But as I write, I always write with particular people in mind. I truly hear God whispering His truth in my heart that specific people in my life need to hear as I read scripture and write my interpretations. That's kind of where the idea came from. I follow authors, and groups who write for women, and I LOVE IT! But the thing is, God has really laid it on my heart .... that what is different about me, is LOVE. Now these other authors and companies who write God's truth for women certainly have love at the heart of their ministries .... I read them daily - totally not knocking them .... but I am a much more personable person. I want to have genuine relationships with my readers. I want to interact with them, hear what their stories are, guide them, love them, and pray WITH, not just for them. Told you I was crazy, huh!? So that's it, that's where this wild and crazy and completely unfinished, unpolished idea came from and is at the moment. I want to build a "business," a ministry more like, that meets the needs of my friends. I want to be the best friend, pastor, counselor on call for people. Today is my 30th Birthday ... I figured there was no time to pull the trigger like the present ... so here we are .... Love and Blessings! Christine