So OK. I’m going to start a blog. (I have NO idea how to officially do that but will figure it out) Not to jump on the bandwagon. Not to be a social medial guru. (Is a blog considered social media? And right now I have a love/hate relationship with S.M.) Not to document all my thoughts. Not because I have an agenda or message I want to get out. Not to convince anybody of anything… I’m starting here because I am abundantly clear that I am to use my voice in ways I never have. More than I ever have. More from my heart even in the ugly and wandering. Even in the WOW times and whatever comes after that whether it is an up-leveling or a semi crash. For 95% of my life I’ve felt I have messages within me but have not trusted my “voice” to share them. Thus my struggle because I believe we are made to share. How else do we remain humble and encourage others even when it’s what NOT to do. And how can our deepest God-given gifts and passions and identity impact the world and those around us but that we “raise our voice” and share? My husband Kerry, aka Sugar Lips, gave me a pair of socks for my recent birthday that say “Don’t over think it”. He knows me so well!! 
In wanting to “play nice” I became really good at over thinking from most every aspect and then analysis paralysis often jumped in and viola… nothing happens…no progress forward… So here is my disclaimer: I am not going to over think what I am writing here. I am not going to spend hours going back to whittle it down to be articulately concise striving to sound professional and impressing myself with Aha now it’s right! Or even worry that this is one loooong paragraph which I know better than to do. Nope. I am just using this space to begin to use my voice and grow my appreciation and value of it. To learn to be unleashed to speak life and step into my unique identity. To lean into my uniqueness instead of running from it or silence it. When we don’t know our voice or how to use it we can suffocate or withdraw sometimes feeling like we don’t belong or don’t have a way or permission to contribute. I’ve talked a lot in my life and am very relational. However there has been a consistent struggle within me knowing there is more. There is something missing. So for now all I know is my next step is to lean in and learn to use my voice… And so let the adventure begin. The good. The mess. The real. My heart… I’m gonna do this (the voice thing) because God is opening my eyes, revealing my heart – we are all a work in progress – and in child-like faith I’m going to trust Him more than I trust myself. My friends you are welcome to come along with me on this journey, and I would love that, yet I give no promises where it will go or even if it will add value for now or speak to you. But that’s not my job. That’s up to Him. 
Unleashing Voices to Speak Life 