A lump of coal:

Here I sit, about to do something very hard for me, swallow my pride, get some humility, apologize for something that is not my fault. A verse that keeps popping into my head lately is one that my boyfriends brother mentioned to someone else at a family dinner on Saturday.  1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I talked like a child; I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. In my case I’m clearly a female. But on this day I had heaviness in my heart about an issue that has made its self appear in my life. I didn’t know it Saturday but this verse was EXACATLY what I needed to hear. The point is I’m not a child, I am a GOD fearing woman, and I should behave as such, so from here forward, I’m going to endeavor to live this mantra. Its easy to not think about my actions on a daily basis, then when I go back I think “my gosh, I cannot believe how childish I was acting/behaving” I pride myself on being above the threshold so to speak.  Yet I’ve allowed myself to stoop beneath myself---- out of pride, standing for what I believe in. Heres where I’m leading I can still stand for something and not have to argue my point with everything I have. I can and will be the bigger person, so to YOU reading this, If I have EVER said, done anything to hurt or offend you or make you uncomfortable, I sincerely apologize.. 

My First Foray into blogging…..

Well here goes, to start off here is some basic info about me:

I am 29 years young, I am a child of God *who needs a home*, I am a daughter, I am a mother, I am a student of life; and EACC. I am a sister, I am a friend.  I am fabulously fluffy and beautiful. (slightly cocky) I am a girlfriend.

About my Blog:

I am calling my blog “Mercies in Disguise”, the reason for this is simple; My favorite bible verse is: James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of faith develops perseverance.  As such my *new* favorite song is “Blessings” By Laura Story which is based on these verses. (Would like to add, these were my favorite verses before the song came out).  In a later post I will explain why these are my favorite.

What I intend to do with this Blog:

Rant, Ramble, Complain, Discuss, Advertise, and Share about daily life, school, kids, thoughts. A lot of my posts will refer back to religion, because I am sincerely *trying* to have a more positive outlook on life, and I believe God is what will make that happen.

With that said, I will leave you with this.

I’m not forcing you to read this.

If you don’t have something nice to say, please don’t say it. (There is a difference in constructive criticism and being downright mean)

If you would like to fix my grammatical errors, your help is welcome.

Ever notice that when things are going really well in this thing called LIFE you don’t seek God, but the moment things take a turn, the first name you call is FATHER….. I am striving to serve God in the Good and Bad.