New blog. New message. New mission. It just felt like the right time for this. You’ll have to bear with me. I’ve been pulled in a direction that I’ve never fully gone before, and this blog is the representation of that. I’m nervous, and excited, but mostly I’m absolutely sure this is something I am supposed to do at this point in my life.
My entire goal for this blog is to share my story. Not just my current story, but the entire thing. From the beginning. Every experience that sticks out in my brain, every hurt, frustration or deep deep sorrow will be shared. I will also share the peaks. The moments in this life that make the valleys worth the struggle.
My hope is that sharing who I am will be a blessing to others. Not because of my story, but because of the way that it makes you more comfortable with your own. I’m a mental health counselor and my ultimate hope is that you can somehow gain a Hope for your own life by witnessing the failures of mine.
I’ve screwed up and it’s important to talk about it.
My vulnerability won’t be about you feeling sorry for me, it will be about my needing to let go of a social standard that I’m no longer interested in. I think it’s ok for my life to be imperfect. I think it’s ok for ME to be imperfect. I think it’s ok that my house is messy and my cars aren’t new. I think it’s fine to be a struggling entrepreneur, and to have struggling finances. I think it’s ok when your kids screw up and your parenting values are threatened. I think it’s ok to be lost.
I’m not afraid of sharing the imperfection, I’m afraid of how it will be received. But alas, this is a practice in letting go of that. This is a practice in understanding that being who I am and who I’ve been called to be, is ok even if it doesn’t match the norms.
I’ll share my heart. I hope you’ll stick around for the full story. I’m honored to share it with you.
I absolutely love this! Sharing our imperfections creates real conversations and safe spaces!
Jenny! I miss you! I’m so glad you’re reading. I’m honored. ❤️
proud of you momma
Thanks baby girl! 😉❤️
You are so amazing, everyone has a story that needs to be told, with the positives and the negatives. There are so many people who can relate. That have traveled the same path. It so cool when we look at our problems, situations, and they overwhelme us because they are so huge. But when we place them in God’s hands they are so tiny and then it’s taken care of. We love you Callie.
Love you too Darrell. ❤️ Thank you for being the influence you are in my life, and thank you for reading my story.