Believing

A family that is really close to me is going through the biggest nightmare of their lives. Their 4 year old son is battling a rare type of cancer and modern medicine is giving them little hope for recovery. I am STANDING with them and BELIEVING that God will perform a miracle in this little boy. I have been awakened several times throughout the night in the past week by God as a prompt to be praying for this boy and his family. Last night I sat in brokenness on my bed in prayer to God for this family. As I prayed Matthew 11:27-29 (Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light), I felt the burden I had been carrying lift off my shoulders. I asked God to take my yoke and for me to take His, and just as quickly as the words came out of my mouth, the burden was lifted. I want to fix this situation, to take away the pain that this family is feeling, but it's not up to me. I can't physically do that. What I can do is give it to God. I can petition Him for healing for this boy and wait for Him to act. I put my HOPE in Him. I put my TRUST in Him. That is all I can do.

Here I Am

Well, it's only taken me several months to get to this point (do you sense my sarcasm?). I have been meaning to start a blog, but life always seems to get in the way. It's time for some accountability and this happens to be it.

I'm not always good a sharing my heart out loud. I prefer to write it on paper. It seems to come out better that way.  That's why I decided to start writing here. I want to share my thoughts with you about my life as a child of God, a wife, a mom, a friend, and the list goes on. I want to share the insight I gain as I develop my relationships.

You're probably wondering where the name of my blog came from. My good friend, who happens to be a writer, had to help me out here as I was stumped. Only two words came to mind: Transparent and Truth. I want to be transparent in my relationships. No hiding and no secrets. And I want for people to know the Truth about Christ. That's when my friend suggested Transparent Truth...and there you have it!

As I follow the path of transparency, I encourage you to tell me your thoughts. God has shown me so much in my short time here on this earth. I can't imagine how many more things He will reveal as I take the time to sit and listen to Him. I'm excited for the journey!