Day One

There is always something....   Some reason I don't actually do what is in my mind to do - like starting to write this Blog.  It has been in my mind to do this for a very long time.  Once upon a time I said; 'When I have more time...' 

So, as of 15 April, 'more time' has come, it is now 11 May, and this is 'Day One'.  The thing is, I can't promise a Day Two!!  If you know me, you know I love to write.  But I also like to process, and read, and then write, and rewrite.  And yes, I am procrastinating as I write this...will I have anything to write that is worth reading?  Ah yes, of course!!  I will quote someone I admire and perhaps that will do.?.?

Sigh....

Perhaps I will start by telling you about the title; "Come Journey With Me...".  My friend Julie, on her way from Korea to Brooklyn (yes, it is a very interesting story) came to see me and helped me set this up.  When it got to the point where I had to 'name it', this phrase came to me, and I knew it was perfect for what I mean this process to be.  I am on a journey, learning about God, about myself, about a lot of things; some useful, some not so much;))

It's not that my journey is any more unique than anyone else's.  But I believe, down to my toes, that God recycles.  He is able to take the pain and messes I make and turn them into useful words for someone else.  And so, my life takes on value if there is anything that resonates with you that you might find useful. 

But I also have 'ah ha' moments, and joyful moments, moments filled with little miracles, others with mystery, and of course, there are Max and Molly moments that round out the picture. 

So here is my thought for Day One.  Comparison is the enemy of special. 

When we start comparing ourselves, our lives, our anything, with something or someone else, we can fall into the trap of losing sight of how absolutely unique and special God has created us to be.  Each of us has a journey that comprises relationships, experiences, mysteries and miracles, difficulties and pain that are unique in their meaning to us.  We get to make choices, and as Donald Miller says; we can craft a boring story, or a beautiful story.

I dream of having a beautiful story.  And so I invite you to come on this journey with me, to help me make it so.