life is beautiful...

Okay, so this is my first official blog entry ever. Brenton Balvin was kind enough to get this started a while back, as well as posting "my" first entry. I was self admittedly quite ancy, though, so they may as well have been my own words. So yes - I am now the mother of two (d & j), wife of one(p). My boys are wonderful, indeed, and consume most of the hours in each day.

For the mere purpose of clarification, I will explain only a few more things about myself if by chance I do continue to post. I am a Third Culture Kid: born in the US, raised overseas, and am an adaptation of a culture all my own. My tendencies, opinions, and contemplations reflect this more than most are aware. I am a Missionary Kid: I have been surrounded by a diverse group of people in a diverse place all serving for the same purpose. Lastly, I am God's Kid: self explanatory.

And so, after the birth of son #2 a couple of months ago, I have stayed home after having been involved in full time ministry for the past year and a bit as a Worship Director. I felt a strong calling back into full time motherhood. I often times resort to having life figured out. And yet here I sit, still faced with the same question I did years, months, days ago...What's next?

My family is incredibly important to me, and yet I miss being involved in full time ministry for one pretty simple reason of many: serving Christ and the Church was my job. It makes it easier from the outside looking in, doesn't it? Just one thing - it must always be my job. We are created to love; we are created to serve...we were born to be worshippers. We must incorporate these things into our lives regardless of circumstance. And so how will I accomplish this tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that? I can't lay it all out, but I know that I am striving for "Well done"...