Thursday, October 17, 2013

Looking Back so I Can Move Forward

I originally started my Blog, annasfaith.blogspot.com in January 2010.  I had recently watched the movie, Julia Julia.  The Julia of the story decided to set a goal she was determined to keep.  She loved to cook and was a follower and admirer of Julia Child.  She decided to systematically execute one of Julia Child's recipes daily for a year and blog about the recipe and the outcome each day for 365 days.  As I thought about this in my quiet time with the Lord I told Him I wanted to write about my faith.  My initial reason was to put the thoughts about my faith into written words to be shared with my grandsons in the future.  Trevor and Hunter were about 4 and 6 years old at the time.  I want them to know and love the Lord like I do.  I can read Bible Stories and sing Bible songs with them but I want them to know their grandmother’s personal story.  I want them to read my own words about my individual faith journey.  Faith is contagious and my grandchildren are my legacy.  I pray for them, my family members, and all whom I love; daily.
      
I want them to know what I believe.  I want them to know what I have learned in my faith walk.  And I want them to know about the situations in my life which have affected my spiritual growth.  There will come a day when each one of my grandsons will have to choose for them selves what they believe.  I can just tell them about my faith.  Their faith and choices will be their own.  Now in 2013, I have four grandsons so my reasons for doing this have multiplied.  Harrison is 18 months old and little Brooks was just born.  They are such blessings in my life and I am so grateful to God for my daughters, son-in-laws, and grandsons.

My Blog has become so much more than its original intent.  Writing down my thoughts has deepened my spiritual insights.  Writing about God’s Word has helped me to learn and remember God’s Word.  My faith and spiritual understanding have grown.  My Blog gives me the opportunity to share my faith with many others.  I maintain the continued hope that my faith writings will be read by my grandsons in the future.


This year has been a busy one.  Richard and I have been re-doing the entire upstairs in our Layton home.  Everything has been topsy-turvy.  I do not work well when things are in disarray.  I need quiet time and space when I think, study, and write so I have not been writing as faithfully as in the past.  We now have a little reprieve.  We came to Pennsylvania to be with Christa and Kris for the baby’s birth and will be here through the Holidays.  In the beginning of September I started a second Blog, lifeinthelightoftheword.blogspot.com  In this Blog, I read, study, and write about one Bible verse.  I have tried to do this shorter blog about 5 days each week.  I would encourage readers to read each Bible verse with me.  I want your faith to grow with mine.  I am writing this update on annasfaith.blogspot.com to make followers aware of my newer posts on the new site.  Both sites are connected if you go to the first and click on my profile.  My thoughts and prayers are with all who join me in my Bible Verse Blog.  Let us Live in the Light of The Word!        

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