Journey to Ireland Update
September 25, 2014
http://davidkicklighter.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/balance-september-2014-update/
A Little House Cleaning
September 1, 2014
I remember when blogging used to be easy and natural for me. I've been writing in journals since I was eleven. Pouring out my heart onto paper(or blog) used to be like breathing, necessary and normal. As you can tell by my long absence of actual prose ( instead of pictures, links and videos) things have changed quite a bit for me. I've been thinking about this for a while now and trying to find the root. I'm forcing myself to act now because of the future, the direction that our lives are heading.
As we try to live life normally, we are busy raising partners to head to Ireland. Knowing I won't be here in person, one day very soon, has lit a proverbial fire under the bum. This is one of the ways our culture communicates and I acknowledge the benefit of being able to write about our new lives in Ireland and that writing reaching many ( or whoever is interested) people at the same time, in one little post. We want to stay connected to our friends and family here. We want them to know that we couldn't be doing this without them, and we wouldn't want to. We want them to know how much we love them and need them in our lives.
So what's the hang-up with blogging? I've been on social media long enough to see the nasty comments and heated debates which leave at least one side damaged and/or destroyed. Because of my desire to adopt I have especially seen the destruction against adoptive bloggers. I can't imagine why we humans do and say such mean things to one another. Then I think about my Jesus and the fact that He lived a perfect life, showing us who the Father was and the way to salvation, and we crucified him.
We are all wicked and self-righteous, tearing each other down and destroying hearts and lives. Jesus frees us and gives us His righteousness. We are free to love well, free to be kind, free to destroy the strongholds of sin and death in this world and in our hearts. I know whose I am and nothing can change my standing as God's child, through Jesus. I have been declared righteous so I can accept criticism, meanness, harshness and these things will not change who I am.
So now to make my plan...my life is so busy right now but I want this to become a habit for me. I'm going to have to play around with my calendar to see what time of the day works well and even which days of the week...baby steps! I've definitely spent too long writing today and its Labor Day, which of course means a day to catch up on cleaning, laundry and such!
Have a wonderful day, friends!
As we try to live life normally, we are busy raising partners to head to Ireland. Knowing I won't be here in person, one day very soon, has lit a proverbial fire under the bum. This is one of the ways our culture communicates and I acknowledge the benefit of being able to write about our new lives in Ireland and that writing reaching many ( or whoever is interested) people at the same time, in one little post. We want to stay connected to our friends and family here. We want them to know that we couldn't be doing this without them, and we wouldn't want to. We want them to know how much we love them and need them in our lives.
So what's the hang-up with blogging? I've been on social media long enough to see the nasty comments and heated debates which leave at least one side damaged and/or destroyed. Because of my desire to adopt I have especially seen the destruction against adoptive bloggers. I can't imagine why we humans do and say such mean things to one another. Then I think about my Jesus and the fact that He lived a perfect life, showing us who the Father was and the way to salvation, and we crucified him.
We are all wicked and self-righteous, tearing each other down and destroying hearts and lives. Jesus frees us and gives us His righteousness. We are free to love well, free to be kind, free to destroy the strongholds of sin and death in this world and in our hearts. I know whose I am and nothing can change my standing as God's child, through Jesus. I have been declared righteous so I can accept criticism, meanness, harshness and these things will not change who I am.
So now to make my plan...my life is so busy right now but I want this to become a habit for me. I'm going to have to play around with my calendar to see what time of the day works well and even which days of the week...baby steps! I've definitely spent too long writing today and its Labor Day, which of course means a day to catch up on cleaning, laundry and such!
Have a wonderful day, friends!
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