Making a Comeback

Wow- it's been a long time since I've written a post and I have a lot to say but I'll start out with why I chose the title "Making a Comeback". There's really two main reasons and one is rather obvious- the other well unless you are my partner in crime (of which I have a few) then you couldn't even begin to guess. So let's dive in- the first reason for the title, I am making a come back to the world of blogging. I had not kept up the habit but have been encouraged to do so by reason 2. The second reason for this title is that I feel like I am making a comeback in my spiritual and personal life (which I'll get into in later posts). In my quiet time I started reading "Your Scars Are Beautiful To God" by Sharon Jaynes and it has hit a lot of places in my heart and soul. The funny thing is I got it sometime last year from a friend and started to read it but never continued. When I thought that I was over the pain of recent events and then that pain reared its ugly head I picked up the book again. First of all I know I already have scars but the current wounds are not yet healed so I pressed on and read the first chapter. In that first chapter Sharon says, "Along the way you may realize your wounds have yet to heal. That's okay. We'll work on that together." I thought I was done with the pain and hurt of this particular ugly situation, I thought for an emotional person God did that pretty qucikly given the circumstance, but I wasn't. Reading that line in the first few pages confirmed that this book was a good choice. In the book Sharon encourages us to "show our scars" and I hope over the course of healing and using this blog as a vehicle I'll do that.  I have a friend who is in ministry and she writes a very open and honest blog, sharing some of her scars (if you want to read more click HERE). It has helped me to read about the scars of others so I thought I should share my story as well. If it helps one person then it was worth it but more importantly I want to give glory to God.