Two Year #Blogiversary!

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Two years ago, I began a new journey with Jesus. A word journey.

I felt Holy Spirit calling me to turn my fitness blog into a faith blog. And so, I gladly submitted my words to Him and faithfully plucked away at the keyboard every Thursday night.

It blows my mind to know that my posts have reached so far and so many.

It is super humbling and slightly scary, actually. I don’t take His calling lightly and I feel a deep sense of responsibility to properly introduce my readers to Jesus.

I know I haven’t blogged much this year.

And there’s a reason for it.

The “short story” is that in January, God told me it was time to step away from my photography business. In February, He told me to give up social media. And in March, He told me it was time to press the brakes on my weekly blog posts.

It felt like everything I cared about was being stripped away from me.

It was scary at first, but then it was freeing.

Blogging had become something I felt obligated to do; another task I had to make time for each week.

There were times that I didn’t feel like He’d given me a clear message to share and I was grasping at straws to try to push out content every week.

I’d taken something He called me to do and I made it an idol.

I’ve done this so many times…the enneagram one in me just does NOT know how to do things halfway.

So I surrendered my business, my time, and my words to Him.

I went on my third Jesus retreat in the middle of all of this to Portland, OR and He gave me so much clarity on that trip. There was a reason everything I cared about was being stripped away.

I’d put my business, social media, and blogging ahead of Him.

Ahead of our relationship.

It’s been a beautiful season with Jesus the last few months as He’s walked me through the surrendering process.

Believe me, it wasn’t a one-and-done type situation.

I’ve had to learn how to surrender the things I attempt to put ahead of Him over and over again.

Now we write together when He leads me to.

We made a new business together.

We create images to share on social media to encourage others and to spread the message of HOPE.

He continually frees me from the feeling of obligation that I owe something to strangers…to continuously produce something.

I’m not sure what this little corner of the internet will look like this year. Not sure how much He’ll lead me to write. But, I’ll share it when He tells me it’s time.

And I’ll lay it down when He calls me to that, too.