I spent so many days and weeks trying to think of a name for this blog. My friends and I brainstormed catchy taglines or good puns that went with my name. As you can see, I decided to keep it simple for my URL and blog title, but ultimately what I was asking myself was this:
What do I want this blog to be about?
That question ended up having more than one answer. I wanted this to be a place I could continue consistently writing and providing content for you awesome people to read. I wanted to create a place where I could share new experiences and fun things I try or wear or do. I wanted to be able to freely speak and write about the things I consider important to me. I wanted to have the opportunity to maybe inspire or create change or growth in the people reading these words, or at least put a smile on their face. I wanted more than anything to glorify God with this little corner of the internet.
To sum it all up, I decided my goal was to create a space where I could be real with you all.
The top of this page says, “Welcome to my messy, real-life life” and I sincerely mean those words. There are too many glossed over, filtered and carefully edited things out there begging for your attention and begging to steal your joy and tempt you to doubt your worth. I hope my honesty and vulnerability allows you to be honest and vulnerable with yourself, your close friends, and with God.
I’ve been reading through Colossians this week and so much of it has grabbed my heart, but these verses and words are things I needed to write and remind myself of, and maybe you needed to hear.
“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him” Colossians 1:21-22
God saw my messiness, and He saw yours too, and He still willingly died on the cross for you so that you could be holy and blameless and above reproach before Him.
This allows me to confidently write, not censoring the bad parts or believing the lie that I need to hide the not-so-great parts. God doesn’t ask us to clean up ourselves for Him. He doesn’t dictate our worth by our Instagram feed or the clothes we wear or the mistakes from our past.
I could ramble on more about Colossians and God’s goodness but I actually do want you to enjoy reading this blog, but please hear today that my desire is to be as real as I can on here. I know my Instagram can still look a little too polished and like a highlight reel, and the internet itself can throw a rose-colored filter over its people, but I want this to be a corner of the internet where you and I can simply show up.
I’m here, messy and sometimes not okay and (publishing this a few days later than I had intended). I hope you’ll join me.
So good.
So good.