So this is my beginning. I am new to blogging, so I consider this my "genesis." Ha! I love that name - but I am getting distracted, yes, hmmm, where was I...?
The last decade of my life has been full of adventure - mostly misadventures, I must admit. But even through my misadventures, the Lord has managed to use some part of them for my good - and "corral" me into a place where I was ready to surrender my heart and life to him. TOOK AWHILE! I am rather stubborn and had been running from things in my past I did not want to face. But this last year has been a year of change - a change of heart in both the physical and spiritual. In March, I had surgery done on my heart; not coincidentally, I think, around the same time as I fully and utterly began to have a heart change toward God in my life. You see, I have always believed in God and everything the Bible has to say - I was just selfish, hard-headed, and didn't want to relinquish my so-called "control" over my own life. But at that point I realized, "God could hardly do worse than you have with you life, Nikki! Maybe it's time to let Him take the wheel?" YA THINK?
And so here I am, surrendering to His will for me; every day He reveals something new and exciting to me and gently guides me along, patiently talks me through the new process of trusting Him. He keeps whispering, "If you could see what I see - the big picture, Nikki...you won't be disappointed, my darling one."
I love my God...He has always been there waiting for me to see that HE IS everything I've always wanted; my Protector, my Best Friend, and the Love of My Life.
Well, signing off for today. Please be patient while I learn to navigate through this new blogging experience, placing pictures, designs, and as I begin to narrate The Greatest Adventure of my life...
N.C.Birchfield
