First Post Ever!

I'm feeling a lot of pressure for this post to be extra special because it is after all... *drum roll please*... my FIRST blog ever! I have found myself getting caught up in choosing my background template, changing my text color over and over again and exploring the wide variety of widgets available for blogs. Who knew that in order to design a blog page, you have to make more then one text color decision.

I can relate to Tom Hanks character in "You've Got Mail" when he said "The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the hell they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self: Tall. Decaf. Cappuccino.". Instead of coffee choices, I have to decide whether my link color should be green, brown, black, bold, or italicized. After that I have to decide the same thing about the title font, post font, description font and more. And that's just the text! Whew, blogging is exhausting (and fun!). I suppose I could have simply chosen a generic template and started writing down my thoughts right away, but what's the fun in that?

I am sitting at Chick-fil-a drinking my coffee and attempting to stay warm while I watch my husband hard at work. Bryon has been giving up a few of his evenings this week to help fill in some shifts here. We are thankful for the opportunity to have some additional income, but have missed each other a lot this week. Bryon is such a hard worker. I am so thankful that I never have to fear that he will provide for me to the best of his ability. He has been working full time at his regular job and then coming straight here to close. He doesn't get home until after 11 and then wakes up the next morning to do it all again. I am continually overwhelmed with how blessed I am to have such a hard working husband.

I have been praying a lot about how the Lord wants to use me. I can't seem to shake the feeling that I am not doing what I was created to do. It is easy to get discouraged and feel like I need to be a better person and stronger in my relationship with the Lord before I can be used by Him. I know though that He is simply waiting for me to be willing. He has given Bryon and I a passion for children/youth that desperately need to be loved. I have a desire to be a comfort and encouragement to youth who don't have someone in their lives to tell them they are loved and valued. Please be praying for us as we seek the Lord regarding what the future holds for us.