I decided to start blogging in order to journal my thoughts and to help keep family and friends updated with what is going on in our lives. Lately it seems a lot has been happening and it appears we will have a lot of decisions to make sooner than we were expecting (but I'll get to that later.)
As I sat down to begin my blog, I started thinking about what I wanted to call it. Of course, being a mom, the first thing that came to my mind was my beautiful daughter and what a "joy" she is to us. Then I started thinking about what joy means, which is something I have done a lot of after making "Joy" Madelyn's middle name. (Originally it was going to be "Rose" but toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt led to name her "Joy" and after meeting her for the first time, I knew that had to be her middle name!)
Anyway, after leafing through my bible, I finally found a verse that seemed to sum it up for me. The verse is Psalm 40:8 which reads, "I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart." My first thought after reading that verse was, "I wonder what it would be like to live a life with complete contentedness, always happy to be doing God's will instead of selfishly trying to follow my own plans?" Of course, I try to obey and follow God, but as anyone knows, sometimes it's easier said than done because of our own selfish desires. My prayer is that I will continue to learn more about what true joy is and that I will be able to set that example for my daughter. I hope to use this blog to document my journey, so I can look back and see how I've grown and possibly encourage others along the way.
I will write more later, detailing the new events that have been happening in our lives and the decisions that are to come for us. For how, I just wanted to take my first step into the blogging world and explain my purpose in doing so!~
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