One of the reasons I was inspired to start a blog was I felt like I was
one of the few women who wanted to explore and strengthen my
relationship with God that wasn't married or married with kids. There
are websites about being single and looking for love but the ones
written by women who are struggling after the end of a marriage seemed
to be few and far between. Single people love God too and I want to be a
voice for them. I want to help hearts heal through sharing what I've
learned about God's love for us as we go through difficult changes in
our life.
Lisa-Jo Baker (lisajobaker.com) hosts a weekly event on her blog called "Five Minute Friday". The rules are 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in. 3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community.. So here's my first try at this. Today's topic was Roots. Roots – I think about my grandparents who lived on a farm until my grandfather’s diabetes worsened and they moved to a town with a hospital nearby. My father still says he wished he could have kept that farm. I think of my grandmother who was a widow for 20 years. Every year she would stand over my PaPa’s grave, wishing she was with him. I think of my parents, a product of those grandparents, how hard my father worked to put 2 girls through...
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