Five Year Anniversary

Sometimes starting something new

 is like heading down a new path,

and not REALLY knowing

 just what lies ahead.

This week I was able to hang out

 and have dinner 

with my dear friend, Pat.

We were talking about blogging.

I doggedly always bug her about starting one.

She graciously doesn't lock me in a closet.

I won't stop pestering.

Because she has a gift to be shared-

one of hope and encouragement

for me and many others on the journey.

Of what it's like to live 

when it isn't just blue skies

 and fluffy white clouds overhead,

 and the storm gathers on the horizon.

And life doesn't line up in a perfect row

 and shimmer in the sunlight.

But you CAN be the one who 

grabs hold of daily signs of promise-

that this isn't the end game,

but only a bitty glimpse of the 

real THING.

And cling to TRUST so

enthralling that it lights up the 

edges of your world and all around you.

So, in this space I 

GIVE THANKS 

for 5 years this week of 

telling the stories of His Faithfulness.

For 785 blog posts that bear witness to 

what He has done. 

For the gifts of wonder and imagination

that fuel my days, 

with a side of quirky and unexpected JOY.

So, with unfailing determination-

 of constantly be Constance,

I will continue to seek to lift up

 the voices of my female friends. 

So, that they may SEE the road ahead,

to tell the STORY

and bring light to those 

traveling along the way.
Is it time for YOU
to start a blog?