Here we go again.

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A few years ago, I started a blog, maybe you remember it, it was called "Beauty from Ashes." I wrote about how God was healing some deep wounds within me and turning those wounds into hope. Writing brought me back to life. Writing gave me an outlet for creativity and soul searching. I felt connected to God, and I felt connected to the people who read and supported my writing.

This past year has been filled to the brim with what feels like every emotion in the book. Through the journey of motherhood, I have experienced a multitude of graces in my life. In my prayers and petitions to God, I have asked Him how I can be a blessing and to let me feel His blessings in my life. I believe my call to writing will be that bridge.

Jesus taught us through his relationship with his disciples that you are not supposed to do life alone. Life, in all its glorious highs and lows, is meant to be experienced with each other. Paul says to the Corinthians that we are one body and that there should be no division in the body "...If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it." (1 Corinthians 12: 26). 

We are put on this earth to help each other in every step of life, to bring hope, to give joy, to love, and to be loved.

So here is my new blog, "Garden of Hope." The name is inspired by our family's "Garden Pad." An old, concrete slab in the middle of our back yard that we turned into a little oasis of growth. I am not a master gardener, and this blog will not be about how to plant the best tomatoes ever. What it will be about is how I see growth in my life and how God is planting hope in each of our hearts. I have loved watching life grow in our backyard garden, including the plants that grow in our beds and the life of our friendships as we sit and enjoy the space. It is my prayer that this blog will bring some life and hope to you as well.



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