Waking Up Me!

Eight years and nearly four months ago, I left my husband, my home, and my comfort zone and started over again. It wasn't easy to do, but it was the right decision for me then and still holds as such today. It took many years to get to the point where I believed I had done all I could do and knew that I could not continue to live as I was. Telling our kids we were getting divorced and I was moving out was hard. Having the days and nights where they wanted us together or were struggling with us being apart was harder. Seeing your child cry and struggle is an arrow to your already tender heart. As the mother, it was hard to leave my home and my family even knowing that our dissolution agreement gave us shared 50/50 custody. It bothered me that people might think that I was the one at fault. That I had done something to end my marriage. That I was the cheater. I wasn't, but no marriage fails because one person made all the mistakes. Marriages fail because people forget that it...

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” - James 1:2-4  Dear James,    I SO did not get that memo early enough in my life!  Sincerely,  Heather Maybe you didn't get that memo either. Maybe you still haven't.  In speaking to the people in Philippi, Paul says, " And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." (Phil 1 : 6, NLT). Becoming a new creation in Christ is just a start of our journey to a mature relationship in Christ. It's a renewal of our spirits and preparing us to become a dwelling place for His Spirit within us. We are called to be lifelong learners and seekers of Christ, but that also just scratches the surface. There is so much...