Here we go....

May 5, 2014

So my journey as a "single woman" started October 27, 2002.  That is the day my husband of 14 years entered heaven.  He had been diagnosed with ALS 20 months before.  And I thought those were the hard months!!  HA!  Being single has been quite the roller coaster journey for me.  It's been 11 years...and I am still single and still learning...

I have chosen to share my journey because God has laid it on my heart, and because I have made so many STUPID mistakes.  My prayer over this blog would be that we, me and whoever might read it can laugh, cry, learn together, and more importantly grow.

Some disclaimers....
~I do not have any schooling or training to make me qualified to diagnose psychological stuff.
~I have not arrived at perfection yet...or I'd be in heaven too.  I am still learning, God is still working on me.
~Though I will share stories, I will NOT be male bashing.  So many of the issues are my own, not a man's fault.  If we are honest with ourselves I think you will see the same thing.
~I am not writing to judge others or to bring judgment on myself.  Please understand my intent.  I want to share what I have struggled with so that perhaps others can be set free from the same entanglements and stop falling into the same traps. Perhaps no one will read this and it is simply a journaling exercise for myself. I'm okay with that.  :)

Two years ago God showed me this verse and I felt a calling on my life...

Isaiah 61:1-3

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor
and the day of venegence of our God,
to comfort those who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion-
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair."

Lord may YOU write on these pages, and may my life continue to be changed by You, and given back to You as an offering.  It's all I have....