The Story I'd Rather Tell

People have asked me, "So what's your story?" 

And I think to myself, well, the highlights reel would look something like this...

My father died of heart failure just before my 21st birthday and that sent me reeling.

I was divorced by the age of 22, divorced again in my thirties, and spent eight years as a single mom raising two daughters.

I nearly died giving birth to one of those daughters. Nearly died from a ruptured appendix. And now, decades later, I find myself navigating my own heart failure journey.

I've started businesses that failed. Started over more times than I can count. Got remarried and spent the last ten years of life with my husband, navigating the beautiful and sometimes messy whatevers of a blended family and now we're building a YouTube channel.

Those details are true.

There were times when I nearly lost myself in the grief, the heartbreak, the disappointments, and the labels others placed on me, but maybe that was the whole point. Maybe God allowed me to come to the end of myself so I could know Him in ways I never would have otherwise.

As my healer.

My restorer.

My provider.

My confidante.

My teacher.

My friend.

And on and on I could go.

And He was.

Through all of it.

That's the story I'd rather tell. Not the story of what happened, but the story of who He has been to me in the middle of it.

I'd tell you about the One who carried me when I couldn't walk on my own.

The One who made a way when there seemed to be no way.

The One who never left me, even when I couldn't see Him working.

The One who remained faithful when everything around me felt uncertain.

I'd tell you about His goodness.

I'd tell you about His faithfulness.

You see, He's been so good to me that the story could never be about me. 

Only Him.

As I was writing this, two songs from our Theme Songs for the Journey playlist kept coming to mind: God Story and Let Me Tell You About My Jesus.

Because that's really what this is.

Not my story.

A God story.

And if you want to know how I made it through every chapter, let me tell you about my Jesus.

🎵 Listen to Theme Songs for the Journey: https://tr.ee/YouTube_playlist_1

Because when I look back over my life, I don't see divorce, loss, sickness, disappointment, failure, or even the victories as the defining parts of my story.

I see Jesus.

Through every heartbreak and every blessing.

Every storm and every calm sea.

There He was.

He is my story.

So if you want to know who I am, let me tell you about Him.

He "is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him..." (Exodus 15:2 ESV)


I Want to Walk on the Water

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  • A Bible opened before sunrise
  • A notebook full of prayers
  • Worship music on repeat
  • A porch chair
  • A cup of coffee
  • And the faithfulness of God through every season

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