Why start this blog?
I’ve thought about starting a blog or podcast for awhile
now. I’ve even been encouraged to do a
podcast by friends after they’ve watched my Snapchat rants from time to time. But do I have anything important to say that
hasn’t been said a million times before?
Do I have an expertise to add to the world? I’m a wife and a mom who has been through the
loss of grandparents, a miscarriage, graduated with a BA, then a MS, become a
police officer, moved on to work at a school as a glorified secretary…do my experiences
and thoughts really demand an audience?
Demand, no. Worthy of one, sure.
I recently joined a womens’ Facebook group that was put
together by the church I attend. In
light of the pandemic circumstances, many of the women were contributing beautiful
recordings of Christian songs, songs performed during worship at our church
mostly. Beautiful voices. I, unfortunately, do not share in that
talent. What I lack in talent, I
definitely make up for in enthusiasm, however, every Sunday (or after the quarterly
worship night), I feel inclined to apologize profusely to those surrounding me
(and absolutely my husband too, he’s loud, but awful at singing as well). I haven’t actually apologized (hello, super introvert
here!), but I want to. Anyway, I
wondered what I could contribute to the group.
I thought a lot about ramblings I’ve had in my head regarding recent
experiences and how they tie into Scripture, but it just never felt like the
right time to hit submit once I typed them out.
Well, that’s what brings me here. I don’t even pretend to be an expert on
anything Christianity related. I got a
late start. No fault of anyone, but it
just happened that way. I’ll touch more
on this every week when I post, but my story is just that, it’s my own. And I thought particularly considering my
late start, that it was important to share it.
I don’t want anyone shying away from the Jesus life because they are embarrassed,
like they missed the bus and it’s too late to run after it. It’s never too late. Maybe you feel like if you can just get that
last duck in a row, you’ll be good enough for God to consider bringing you into
the family. I get it, that was me. Here’s the good news: My ducks are not even ducks. They’re squirrels and they are at a rave
(credit to a meme for that). And guess
what? It’s OKAY. 
My plan
for this blog is to explore my experiences as I learn about Scripture and about
my new life as a Christ follower. It wasn’t
until 2018 that I prayed for my Salvation and I’m learning every day. I shied away from religious conversations my
whole life because I felt ill equipped.
Well, knowledge-wise, I still am, but with Jesus by my side, I can acknowledge
that and still be part of the conversation.
I’m planning to post at least weekly.
Some of the posts may just be rambling, so just beware of that. I’m excited to see where this goes. I'll post more about who I am and some other fun things about me soon. :)
xoxo Amber
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