A New Life

I'd like to say that this day marks some specific, special day in my life, but it does not. It is simply a day in which I found myself longing to start something fresh- to share a part of the journey I've been on for a little over a year. My hope is to find answers. I'm always asking questions, over-analyzing things, making a big deal out of little things- all in the pursuit of finding answers to questions that plague me and keep me awake in the dead of night. I have been tried and tested in many ways this past year and I know I failed over and over, but I still long for answers. I still desire to find God in unlikely places, because I still believe he holds the answers for which I am looking. I still aspire to find beauty in improbable situations, because that is where it is its most beautiful. I still have faith that I can find love and forgiveness in the hardest of hearts, because God can still work miracles. And I'm still searching for how I can grow and change on the inside. I want to know how I can love deeper, make mercy and grace ways of life, and forgive those who I feel have wronged me.

So here I am: ready to read Scripture, write poetry, find song lyrics that speak to my heart, and reach out to find the answers for which I'm looking. I invite you to join me and add in.

"Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark." -George Iles