Especially In Me…

I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Pressing on Toward the Goal. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

As you can tell, there has been a change. I have spent quite a bit of time over the past few months thinking about what direction I want my writings to go. When I first started this blog, my heart was heavy with so many things, I wanted a place that I could come and share my heart. I still need that, but somewhere along the way that has changed somewhat. I so love writing about my daughter and our life with her- but I also want to focus on my walk with Christ, my daily struggles and joys. I want to focus on my realness in His presence. I need this place for me.

At first I thought the title sounded a bit self absorbed. I even asked Laura what her opinion was- Her reply “Hopefully this will encourage you to write about you and your journey more.” I then started thinking about what the title meant to me- Especially Heather- I want God to work especially in me… I want to be His tool, directly planted behind the cross.

My hope for this new year is that Christ opens many more doors for me to minister and touch peoples lives- not just through Emma’s story, but also through what Christ has done and is doing in me. Through the good and the bad- open and poured out before my savior.

I hope that I have been a blessing to you, that you feel Christs presence when you visit here and that this next year I am able to share even more of Christ with you…because that is my greatest desire.

To share more of Him.

Notes:
Thank you Laura for all of your help with this- You are an amazing friend and I appreciate all you have taught me regarding web design and coding…

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