My Story Is Not Unique

My story is not unique... It is one that is told a thousand times a week, by someone, someplace to someone new (or someone who has heard it before). But it is how my story plays out that will be different from other stories told by people like me.

My story begins in Jeremiah 1:5....."Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose" and continues in Jeremiah 29:11 when God says.... I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. (The Message). 

Who I am is being determined on a daily basis...... 

I can say I am 

A Daughter

A Sister

A Friend

An Aunt

A Wife

A Mommy

A Memaw/Meme

but most importantly, I am a child of God - a sinner saved by grace - a gal who is learning daily and striving to be more like my Heavenly Father. He is the one that is writing my story - I am just the vessel being used. God is the author of my story - and it may not always be an easy story, even though it wasn't promised to always be easy. But I know that when times get rough, when I think I can't go on... that is when my Heavenly Father will carry me through - literally. He will pick me up and carry me across all the junk that is surrounding me and put me down safely on the other side - maybe not untouched by the junk, because that is helping to mold me, but at least safely on the other side, ready to start a new chapter in the story.

Here is where my story will unfold... day by day, week by week, month by month...

Until next time I'm...

~just being me