Here's to writing again!

This month I am inspired to write again.

I read a friend’s blog today and she inspired me to write. She is taking a 31 day challenge to write every day in the month of October. As I was reading her blog entry, I realized how much I missed writing. Ever since I was young I have written in a journal. I remember getting my first journal in sixth grade. It was a Precious Moment’s journal and I earned it by memorizing verses in school. I have a vivid memory of sitting on top of a hill in Hickory’s Park with my journal, watching the sunset, feeling close to God, and writing. And not much has changed. While I am now 31 years old, I still feel close to God when I’m in the beauty of the outdoors. And I still love to journal and write. I feel close to God when I’m writing. When I write out my thoughts and feelings, I find myself at times like David in the Psalms. After I have poured out my emotions and feelings, I am then able to come back to the truth that I know. And God encourages me as I fix my gaze back upon Him.

I have not blogged much this past year. I was just a little preoccupied with falling in love, planning a wedding, getting married, moving, and starting a new job. Life has been just a little crazy this past year. However, I was journaling a lot through all of these changes. Until the last 2 months. And I find that I miss it. I miss it in a way that you do not realize you miss something until you start it again. “Ahh, I forgot how much I love this. I forgot how much this brings me life”.

So I will write again. As I write I know that God will encourage me. As I write, I know I will feel more alive. As I write I will find an outlet to process my life, my thoughts, and my feelings.

Here’s to a month of writing again!