Pressing Play on Purpose

A few years ago, I felt a very strong pull on my heart to start writing. It was an unexplainable thought that was constantly popping up in my head. I remember the pastor at our church did a sermon on “answering our call in life,” and again, I heard: WRITE. I thought it was odd. I haven’t had much experience with writing. It’s not what I studied in school, or even what I would have qualified as a “good time.” I am not much of a reader of books or blogs or anything for that matter, so why would I be a good writer? But It was obvious that is what I was being pushed to, and I continued to decipher just what that meant. In my questioning, I continued to delay, and never really started putting words together. Life got busy. The world was chaos in a pandemic. I had a baby during the chaos and was extra busy taking care of three little girls.

When Aria was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2020, I started a group on Facebook to keep family & close friends up to date on Aria’s health. Little did I know that the group of family and friends would grow to the size that it did. I would write updates in the group frequently and constantly be longing to say more. I wanted to so desperately share the details and the in’s and out’s of just how much we were going through, but also how much we were learning through our trial. Every so often, something really cool would happen. I really wanted to share, but I held back.

In the time since we started sharing our story on Facebook, so many people have reached out to us about how we are impacting their lives. To be honest, I feel like I did a disservice to everyone in the group. There is so much more I could share. The stories and moments that we have had are ones that no one could even imagine on their own. We have seen Jesus in a situation that the devil is trying so hard to win.

Over the past couple of months, I have begun to think back on that tug on my heart that started a few years ago. I have prayed for the correct path to take. Again this past weekend our pastor at church did a sermon on our purpose in life. He said something that will forever stick with me: if God is calling us to something, he is going to equip us with the means to put our calling into action.

I have known for a couple of months now that I was going to start a website. I spent many hours looking into how, what, when. This time, I have decided to take the plunge. God has provided the means to make this a reality. I can’t wait to share how God continues to provide over and over through our situation. I hope you will continue to come back to read more because I am officially pressing play on my purpose.

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