Blog Journeys

One thing I love about the blogging world is that you can go from blog-to-blog-to-blog so quickly and not even remember where you started. It's like a little journey.

And this week my journey took me to some wonderful places.

I started at my dear friend Kristy's blog here...

I then journeyed here...

And finally landed at these two A-MAZING sites here and here

Be Still My Heart. I haven't been so inspired by pictures in a long, long time. The images are like my dream world. Only better.

So grab a cup of coffee, take a little journey and see for yourself....

What's In A Name?

I was reading in 2 Corinthians a few months ago when I came across this passage. I'm not a theologian by any means, but I'm pretty sure that Paul is pleading with the church in Corinth to open their hearts to the gospel... to truth. Open Wide Your Hearts. These words literally jumped off the page when I read them, so I quickly scribbled them down on a piece of paper and stuffed it in my Bible. I knew I would want to use them later. Fast forward a few months to when I was trying to think of a name for this blog... and I came across a little piece of paper with the perfect name: Open Wide Your Hearts.

Why do we close our hearts ? Fear. Insecurity. Pride. Selfishness.

The list could go on...

God is calling us to open our hearts to Him.

Not just a crack. Open them WIDE.

Let love in.

A New Beginning

Welcome...

I started blogging when I was pregnant with my son (over a year ago) with the intention of tracking my pregnancy and the beginning of motherhood. I couldn't quite find my niche and eventually just decided to start from scratch with this whole blogging thing. THIS blog has been on my heart for several months now. Here is what it's all about:

People need encouragement. They need to be inspired. And they need a place to connect with other like-minded people.

My goal is to encourage and inspire. Simple as that. I find that in my own life these things {encouragement and inspiration} can come from a wide variety of sources and my hope is that someone, somewhere will find something on this blog helpful in their own life. I'm not perfect and have no interest in portraying a perfect life. Transparency takes courage, but I'm ready for the challenge.

I hope you'll visit often!