NaNoWriMoBlog

I think every once in a while we all need to shake things up. We need to challenge ourselves and stretch ourselves to places that we haven't been before. This is me trying to stretch me.

For those of you who do not know this month is National Novel Writing Month. (If you're interested as to what that is all about check it out here: NaNoWriMo.

I'm going to attempt to challenge myself, not to write a 50,000 word novel, but to blog every day of November.

It should be a fun little experiment and I'm interested to see just where it will take me. My mind is definitely stream of consciousness sometimes so hold on and enjoy the ride...

For those of you who are in the know, I am closing out a chapter of my life this coming month-well at least taking the first steps in that process. It's scary and exciting all at the same time. (More on this change later this month) It has also begun to dominate my thoughts as of late.

The truth is that we all have seasons of our lives. For Kelly and I, we have gone through so many seasons together. We navigated the high school years together, journeyed through the college years, whisked through the baby years, and now find ourselves settling into the child-rearing years.

This autumn marks 17 years of us doing life together. Through it all I'm glad that I've had her to walk with me down this road. I look forward to the next "season" that God has in store for us. As scary and unknown the path ahead looks, I'm thankful that I can hold her hand as we walk.

As I begin this journey, this verse comes to mind:
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11: 1(NKJV)

Do you look at the future with hope? I truly think that Paul is saying this to us. Faith and Hope go hand in hand. When we step out in faith, we can be hopeful. I just need to keep reminding myself of that...