Twenty Five.

You know I love new beginnings, so you can imagine that God's cooking up some pretty big surprises this year. The biggest surprise of all (to me) was how the past 2 months have been filled freedom from chains, opportunities to face my biggest struggles with prayer and petition, and most of all this overwhelming sense of grace....deep in my heart, rejuvenating, cleansing and abundant grace.

There might be more details to come, but my intent in this was to lift up praises to the one who was patient with my stubbornness to get there.

My intent is to send encouragement to your biggest battle right now, keep wrestling and fighting.

My intent is to remind you that the word of God is POWERFUL and the longer you resist understanding submission to scripture you resist a truth that your heart has been searching for.  You resist the only food that your soul will live on in eternity.

Trust me, I've done it over and over, thousands of times, intentionally and without hesitancy.  I'm know I'll do it again.

I'm excited for Monday nights with Christ following sisters, for Saturday nights back at Riv and for serving in the ways God wants to use my time and this gift of singleness (thanks Noel!).

I'm excited to do life with you, Lansing.

I'm excited to memorize scripture and take the Gospel Transformation Challenge, run long distances, listen with intent, hear good music, speak well, love hard, and continue to sink in the ocean of grace that DC*B sings so beautifully about.

Bring on the surprises God, bring on 25.