Beginnings

For whatever reason the first sentence, the first word, is always the hardest. I think this is the bain of the human condition, beginnings. We all fight the beginning of so many things : reading a book for a class, writing a paper, doing our taxes, cleaning the house, driving to the grocery store, going to bed (okay - some don't have a problem, but the rest of us just can't imagine shutting our eyes and thinking we will ever fall asleep), asking out a pretty girl or handsome guy, reading our Bible, praying, serving the poor. Beginnings are so hard, but so important to faith, life and God. We must begin!

But beginnings can also be exciting and highly anticipated : the first pitch, kickoff, kissing. This blog seems to have both of these beginnings mixed into it. I don't know how to start (at least not without sounding boring or cliche) and I can't wait to start; both ideas at the same time. If I do start I'm scared and excited because I don't know if I'll ever stop writing. So here goes...

This is a blog about journey's and stories. This is a blog about life and love. This is a blog about sacrifice and faith. This is a blog about frustration and pain. This is a blog that we hope will inspire, challenge, question, give hope, be honest and ultimately honor love and life. Christ died to free us from the oppression of sin and death, to give us life and give us life that can be everlasting. We have this life in Christ to give away. We aren't alive to live for ourselves but to live for others. This is our journey to give the love and life that we've received away. By no means are we naive enough to think that we have life and love and Christ figured out, or that we have more to teach than we have to learn. Quite the opposite. This is a blog to explore the depths of our faith in the pursuit of God's hope for the widow and orphan. This is also a blog to learn from others.

We hope to share our journey, our story. Why?

We do this for ourselves, to process what we are learning and celebrate our story. We do this for our son, to give him a story of love and purpose. We do this for our family and our community, to walk together and learn about love together.

We request that you join us in prayer on our journey. Our hope is that you will also reply to our posts with words of encouragement, advice, and prayer requests of your own. We don't take this journey alone, we do it in community.

Thank you for doing this with us. We've done it...we've begun the journey. Enjoy the ride!