"Let's Start at the Very Beginning"

I am going to be honest. I've never done a blog before so this is a new experience for me. Everything I've heard and read says a blog should be about you. People like to read about real life, so here it goes.

 Before I start in on where I'm at today, I would like to give you a little information about me. My dad is a pastor and my mom is a special needs preschool teacher. My brother writes computer programs and is happily married with no children, yet. I have a wonderful husband and a son who has stolen my heart.

I lived in St. Louis, Missouri until I was 12. Then, my dad started pastoring a church in Southeast Missouri, middle of nowhere town with a population of at most 400. I didn't appreciate the move because I was in the middle of 6th grade and was in middle school in St. Louis and 6th grade was still in the elementary school in our new home. But looking back I know God had his hands on us the whole time.

Within a week of my high school graduation, we moved to Southeast Kansas, where my dad started pastoring another church. I didn't mind it much because I was off to college in a few short months. But my new friends in Kansas took me in like I'd been around forever. God knows what we will need and provides it before we even know we need it.

While I was in college, I met and married the love of my life, Aaron. After moving around a few times, we are finally settled and loving every moment.

Enough about my boring past. On to something much cuter - my son, Matthew. He is almost 21 months old and I love to watch him learn something new every day! He makes my heart smile. His newest word is zebra. Right now, if he doesn't know what an animal is, it's a zebra. 

All he's wanted to do lately is draw. I cannot tell you how many pieces of paper are covered in his wonderful art. Seeing how dedicated he is to his artwork makes me look at my life. (He just walked up to me and wanted to draw!) What am I that dedicated to?  Church? Friends? My family? What? I wish I was as dedicated to learning and growing in the Lord as he is to learning and his artwork. He has made me stop and think about myself more times than not. Sadly, sometimes it takes a child's view to remind us of the important things in life.