If you just realize what I just realized....
Well today marks the first official post of my blog...I had a blog my freshman year of college on a website called "xanga"...but it slowly faded away as I got busy...
I think about my life from the time of my "first blog" until now and I realize that I am a completely new and different person...in some ways I suppose that is good and in some ways maybe not...
I hope that this blog will be a way for me to see the world in a new light...taking time from each day to simply be quiet, listen, and observe my life for the great, wonderful, and blessed gift it truly is...
One night last week, I was really having a tough time...just kind of feeling sorry for myself...not seeing the purpose...I think everyone's been there at least one or twice...probably more...but the coolest "uncool" thing happened the very next day. Our next door neighbor came over in tears because she had just taken her mother back to the hospital due to her battle with cancer which had now spread to her breasts...she had lost her cell phone and wanted to know if she could pay me to borrow mine so that she could call hers to see if just maybe it was inside her house...well of course I told her not to worry about the money but just to take my phone over there and then she could just bring it back when she had found it...when she came back she had found it and was relieved...we ended up sharing a hug in the living room, both of us crying....
What I realized in that very special moment with my neighbor, even though I don't know her name, is my purpose...the same purpose I was unsure of just the night before...God calls us to be neighbors...even if it just a simple hug and prayer...that's my purpose...to shine His light on someone who needs it...
It really helped me to realize that my life is full of purpose and that instead of feeling sorry for myself that I don't know what it is, I should embrace that fact because it just means that God will show me what it is when the time is right...so really my purpose in life to serve him...no matter how big or how small the mission seems to be...
That's all....
I think about my life from the time of my "first blog" until now and I realize that I am a completely new and different person...in some ways I suppose that is good and in some ways maybe not...
I hope that this blog will be a way for me to see the world in a new light...taking time from each day to simply be quiet, listen, and observe my life for the great, wonderful, and blessed gift it truly is...
One night last week, I was really having a tough time...just kind of feeling sorry for myself...not seeing the purpose...I think everyone's been there at least one or twice...probably more...but the coolest "uncool" thing happened the very next day. Our next door neighbor came over in tears because she had just taken her mother back to the hospital due to her battle with cancer which had now spread to her breasts...she had lost her cell phone and wanted to know if she could pay me to borrow mine so that she could call hers to see if just maybe it was inside her house...well of course I told her not to worry about the money but just to take my phone over there and then she could just bring it back when she had found it...when she came back she had found it and was relieved...we ended up sharing a hug in the living room, both of us crying....
What I realized in that very special moment with my neighbor, even though I don't know her name, is my purpose...the same purpose I was unsure of just the night before...God calls us to be neighbors...even if it just a simple hug and prayer...that's my purpose...to shine His light on someone who needs it...
It really helped me to realize that my life is full of purpose and that instead of feeling sorry for myself that I don't know what it is, I should embrace that fact because it just means that God will show me what it is when the time is right...so really my purpose in life to serve him...no matter how big or how small the mission seems to be...
That's all....
posted by Reannon 'lizbeth | 4:54 PM
1 Comments:
Reannon....I love your new blog. And, your help to your neighbor shows just the kind of nice person you are. I would love to have you and Joe for my neighbors!
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