I have been trying to think of a direction to take with my writing and honestly writing is still so new to me that I feel like I spend most of my time trying to figure out what to write.  As I thought about this today, I decided that this is what I would write about. Why I’m writing.

So, why am I writing and why am I blogging about my life and my faith?  The quick answer, is because I feel it’s something I’m supposed to do and I’m supposed to do it now. There we go, all done now  :D.  Ok, maybe  the question deserves a more thorough answer than that.

We are almost through 2013 and I feel like more has happened this year than could possibly fit into a few years. Those close to me know a fair amount of what has happened on the ‘outside’.  More dramatic than the ‘outside’ happenings has been the transformation and change that has taken place in my spiritual life.

This post isn’t going to uncover all of the details about what’s been happening, but I will share a few things with you.

Here’s a quick overview of the ‘outside’ things:

–          In December 2012, my husband Dan says he feels that 2013 is going to be a year of growth and challenge (understatement of the century in my books!)

–          In February, Dan & I unexpectedly find ourselves involved in rescuing a friend of ours who was trapped inside an upside down car in an icy river.  That event lead to us being on local and national news in a whirlwind of events that lasted several weeks.

–          In March, my parents announced they were moving from Orillia Ontario to Kamloops British Columbia, leaving the end of April. We’ve always lived within a few hours of my parents so this will be a big change. Also, I was selected by the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario to be the feature broker of the month in their monthly magazine (more media).

–          In April, my parents pack up and start the move across the country. Dan & I were also honoured to receive awards from municipal, provincial and federal government offices for the rescue in February (more media). Somehow, I also thought that this would be a good month to start an online Bible study group and so I started one with about 20 ladies in the group.

–          In May we felt like maybe life would start to return to a new normal.  We went to a church conference as a family at the beginning of the month and I was kept busy the rest of the month with insurance industry meetings and trying to get back into a regular routine. After several months of trying to decide what to do about replacing one of our vehicles, we ended up purchasing a new car in May as well.

–          In June our daughters’ school years were winding up, Dan was able to get away on a motorcycle trip with his best buds and I joined him for a couple of days for a much needed break. After finishing up one round of online Bible study sessions, and getting positive feedback from the participants, I started another one to take us through June & July.

–          In July, Dan & I receive letters from the OPP advising we will be receiving awards at a ceremony at some point……and to advise them if we change our address…….so they can keep in touch and let us know when the ceremony will be. Now every time we’re out and see a cruiser I wonder if they are watching us! Camp season is in full swing and we were blessed to be able to spend an evening at Mount Zion Camp listening to Pastor Chuck Price speak.

–          In September Dan & I were presented with awards by the commissioner of the OPP for bravery and life saving at a ceremony near Ottawa. I also started leading the online bible study on Facebook continuing on in the book of Luke.

–          In October, with a big push from my friend Tiffany Cosco, I spoke at a women’s event at her church in Trenton Ontario

–          In November I started setting up this blog and spoke at New Life Girl’s Home in Consecon Ontario

–          In December I launched this blog and will be speaking at the Christmas dinner event for the Christian business women’s networking event for the group known as She Aspires in Kingston Ontario in addition to all of the usual Christmas preparation stuff, an open house event at our home, Christmas banquets and Christmas services.

That’s really just a quick look, a barely scratching the surface view of what this year has looked like. I’m so thankful for family and friends who have been with us this year, more than words can ever express.

Before 2013 started, quite awhile before, I really felt that I was to start writing and that maybe someday, I would write a book. No idea what the book would be about, or why I would really write a book. I’ve certainly never done anything serious in writing outside of stuff for work.  Anyways, I just let the thoughts about writing sit on a back burner.

In May, I sensed a growing desire to start writing but felt like I had no idea where to start or how to go about finding out a starting point. After spending much time in prayer about it, in late June I sat down at my computer one day to look at setting up a blog. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I put up a few posts (few as in three) on a test site and I watched as the number of visitors to the blog grew. Each of those posts were painstaking to put together – because I haven’t done much writing up until now. However, I knew that I was doing what I was supposed to be doing.

I still don’t know what the book is going to be about, or when I’m going to write it. I guess I’ll figure that one out in time.  In the meantime though, the direction for the blog is going to be to share bits of my life and my journey of faith.  Why I believe some of the things I believe, why I do some of the things I do the way I do them.  How my faith plays out in everyday life.  How I’m growing in my relationship with the God I serve. This is what I’m going to write about.  And suddenly having figured out this direction for the blog, I now have so many thoughts running through my head about the posts I can write that my fingers can’t move fast enough across the computer keyboard to get the words out in coherent form.

So, while the destination isn’t mapped out on any charts anywhere, and without a GPS to tell me if I’m on the right path or not, using the Holy Spirit as my guide, I’m setting out on a writing adventure. Whether anyone reads it is of little consequence, it’s about being obedient to a call in my life. That’s it. Period. That’s why I’m writing.