HELLO Myy name is Mary and welcome to my little place on the internet, I have been blogging here for about 7 years BUT I have been blogging in general for 15 years! YIKES. Feel free to poke around and get to know my home on the internet.
So who am I?
Like I said I’m Mary- I am in my 40’s. I am married to my red-head hubby and this May we will celebrate 19 years of marriage! We have 4 kids ages 16, 15, 14, and soon to be 12. It goes boy, girl, boy, boy.
We are an animal family too. We currently have 3 dogs and 3 cats and I know horses are in our near future.
I am a Christ follower. This is the single most important part of my life. Because if my relationship with Jesus isn’t first and foremost, the other areas of my life will and have suffered when I lose sight of that priority.
My purpose in life is to make God famous -to bring Him glory in everything I say and do. I’m human and I make mistakes. I fall short but the amazing thing about God is he is full of grace and mercy, He wants me to grow and learn from my mistakes. I am his creation!
And I am a pastor’s wife. Yep my hubby is in full time ministry. As much as this doesn’t define me it is an intragal part of who I am. We just left a ministry we were in for 12 years and accepted a position at the very church we have been attendiing since we left…..it was a God thing for sure and wasn’t on our radar! God really is amazing!
Let’s get a little deeper
I write for 3 reasons
- For my sanity- I love to write. I have been writing little stories and poems and journaling for as long as I can remember..
- It really helps me to process th things I am struggling with vs. what I am learning about. I am an avid reader, and sometimes the things I am reading hits a deep . And I become very passionate. Because I want to live a life of excellence in how I live for and serve God.
- For the growth of others. My thought is, if I’m struggling with something I know I’m not alone. My goal is to help other women grow right along with me.
I am passionate about living with God-fidence…..as in confidence in God, rather than myself. I can’t do anything. I’m a flawed human being who has been saved by Jesus and it’s only through him that I can do anything!
I’m passionate about having a godly influence. So mach so that I have written a HUGe series on the Power of Your influence here in my blog and I have spoken to a group of women on the topic as well. I am a firm believer that we are all influencers whether we like it or not, it’s a matter of WHAT KIND of influence we are. You can check that series out here. (there are 2 sets ones from 2018 and ones from 2021)
I am slo passionate about living a life of excellence for Jesus. Now this has been a struggle for me personally over the last number of years. And even though it has been a struggle for me and I have fallen short doesn’t mean I can’t be passionate about it. Sometimes our greatest struggles are born out of our passion. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not confuse excellence with perfection!
Some fun facts about me
I (am)
- an introvert- but that doesn’t mean I’m not a little weird or quirky. and that I can’t get upon front of people and speak
- kinda a nerd…yeah I’m completely ok with that!
- a creative…..in a whole bunch of ways
- have been on a journey of learning how to paint…not very good but I love the process
- have been a missionary as a fresh out of high school graduate and went half way around the world…which was also my first time on a plane
- did I mention I’m afraid of heights
- enjoy reading (I think I already said that)
- want to write a book (can you guess the topic?)
- know that I have a very specific calling for helping women and girls to bridge the generation gap.
- passionate about women’s ministry
- have been a mentor at a Crisis Pregnancy center
- directed more plays than I have fingers
- helped build/ design parade floats
- served on a women’s conference planning team
- have been a book reviewer for major Christian publishing company
- have been legally blind since I was 13
- We have two special needs kids
- loved to play basketball
- Heath bars are my favorite candy bars
- love to cook
- was a tomboy.
- have eaten silkworm…..and liked it
- have used a squatty potty and it’s not the type advertised by a cute unicorn
- took every wood-working class available to me at my middle and high school
- enjoy learning new things. BUT it takes me forever to actually take the next step to actually try the new thing.
- am a planner
- actually like public speaking (remember I said I was weird and quirky)
My purpose
So now that you have gotten to know me a little better here’s my purpose
Hebrews 10:24 NLT
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.
So let’s join in community. …..
to fulfill that purpose!
This isn’t just about me! I want this to be a safe place for us to grow together and help each other…So join in the discussion in the comments or you can check out my blog’s facebook page.
It’s my goal to make that usable and if you like the page you can get updated when I add a new blog post.
Thank you so much for checking out this post and my blog. I hope and pray for you my readers that these posts will meet you where you are ate! I hope you feel welcome, loved and seen.
Let’s get started together! You can start by introducing yourself in the comments below!
