She Stands

I was blessed with the "gift of gab". My mom says I started speaking at a very early age and have never stopped. I could talk to a brick wall regardless if it answers me back or not....literally, I kid you not. The times I do get quiet I find it amusing when others question me as to what is wrong. Silence is not one of my better qualities.  But I am finding  the older I get the more I enjoy my quiet time.( For those who know me, you may continue with your laughter.) Several years ago when my daddy God led me to start blogging, He told me there will be those He wanted to reach through my life stories.  My gift of gab became a gift  of written words for many all over the world to read and realize they are not alone in the struggles of life. Blogging became a ministry of my heart; a platform of God for all to see  His victories in  my downfalls.  A place of transparency, honesty and a unconditional love filled with encouragement, grace and mercy. ...

All who know me know I am a full throttle kinda girl.  The energizer bunny at warp speed some would say.  Being a single mom for most of my life double duty was the norm.  A full time working mom whose daughters both were involved in every sport, every school function and outside activities with the youth group, my world was go go go.  Never a dull or slow moment.  I would like to say I had allowed the hustle and bustle of life to consume me, however that would not be completely accurate.  According to my mom, I have been this way since the day I took my first breath.  However,as I have gotten older, living life at warp speed is not always best. Never allowing myself to slow down and smell the roses per say not only has me miss out on the simple things in life, I miss hearing what my daddy God wants to speak to me.  Over the years I leaned to slow down a bit, stop, and listen for the voice of my daddy ...