Third Time's a Charm

Let’s start off by getting something out of the way…

This whole “blogging” thing is terrifying. Truly it is.

This is the third time in the past year that I have sat down to begin writing my first post. There’s this whole vulnerability behind writing what’s on my heart and putting it out there for the world to read–and judge. Each and every time I sat down to write, stringing words together suddenly became impossible. The same thoughts kept running through my head and clouding my thoughts.

Do I have anything important to say?

What will people think of me when they read my posts?

Will anyone read my blog at all?

So here I am, and guess what? I don’t care! The mask is off! I can’t keep up. Society has a certain expectation for the content you post on the internet, and I’m exhausted. I’m no Instagram model or Twitter celebrity, and I’m tired of comparing my behind the scenes life to the highlight reels of everyone else.

So haters, get lost. Serioooouuuusly. Good vibes only past this point.

I’m writing this post with only one thought in mind. I’m loved.

I am loved by the creator–exactly as I am right this second.

Who can possibly be against me when I have the Creator of the Universe on my side?

“What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” -Romans 8:31

With that thought alone, I’m able to fully trust in myself and my God to help me through each and every word. Whatever it is that has made me return to this for the third time is clearly bigger than myself and I intend to give the whole “blog thing” a shot!

This blog is my safe space. It’s a place for me to vent, to celebrate, to explore my latest questions about the world as I know it, or simply to be in the moment and write. My hopes are through this blog I will grow to appreciate life and the human experience in a whole new kind of way, and to share that with those willing to read along.

All my life, I’ve loved to write–privately in my journal of course. It wasn’t until recently it occurred to me that I might actually have something worthwhile to say. Behind the perfectly edited image I try to keep on the internet is a real girl with real dreams, hopes, goals, insecurities and fears.

Maybe what I have to say will somehow be exactly what you need to hear. Maybe not. Either way… here we are. The third time’s the charm, right?