Hello!
I’m SO very excited that you have taken this time out of your life to read about mine. So, let me quickly begin by saying 1) What you see is what you get and 2) I don’t come with fancy bells and whistlesJ.
I have spent much time deliberating over what to say about myself. I don’t know what you want to know about me so this is kind of like having a conversation with myself. It’s very odd but I’ll give it a try.
Who likes the beach
Who loves dark chocolate, strawberries, raw peas and the smell of fresh cut grass and rain
Who fears failure
Who wishes for peace, love, and happiness (I know its cliche but so true!)
Who admires my mom, my mamaw, and Mother Teresa
Who needs to learn to live a “simple” life
Who aspires to follow God in every aspect of my life and bring others to experience this amazing overwheming joy I have
I was born on June 5th, 1984 in Dayton, OH to my mom, dad and brother but I’ve lived in Ocala, FL since I was six months old. I come from a “broken” home. My parents divorced when I was in middle school. I graduated 3rd in my class in high school and went to the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL (10 minutes from the beach J). I originally majored in Medicine but changed to Education. I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Science Education. I currently teach Biology and love it!
I am a child of an amazing God or as my good friend Priya says, “I’m a daughter of a king!” I grew up believing in God and his existence but never really knowing him until recently; and I LOVE getting to know him. I cannot express to you how much I am looking forward to getting to know him more on this journey! Nor can I express how much I am looking forward to others getting to know him!
I have decided to take God out of the “box” we as a society have created him to be in and instead know him as the almighty God he is! What I mean by this is that we have created God to be this God we come to on Sunday and maybe Wednesday night. We come to him in times of trouble and need. We come to him to place blame out of anger. Rarely do we acknowledge him for the good (and bad) in our lives. Rarely do we truly praise him for his Holiness, his power, his grace, his love and his discipline! I am learning to see God closer than before. I mean he is not this distant, out of touch with reality, old fashioned, unrealistic God. He is perfect and holy and knows more than I will ever know. So, why would I continue to keep him in a box? Why would I continue to just mention his name on Sunday (maybe Wednesday)? Why not rely on him? Communicate with him? Trust him? He is perfect! He is holy! He created me!
So, as I continue to take, and leave, God out of this box we have created for him, I hope you are willing to join me on this journey. Don’t be afraid to ask me questions if you want to know more about me. I’ll answer them because like I said, what you see is what you get.
Now, let’s go for a ride! J
