Do you notice anything different about me?? Well!?? I have found this wonderful new blog design website!!! All of the designs are free. They do charge to do a personalized header to match the free background of your choice, but hey, they gotta make some money some way.
I’d love to get a “personalized header” but I can’t decide on a title. What should I call the blog of a pastor’s wife who doesn’t really have any particular talents or hobbies? I have no “passion” other than trying to be a good wife and mother, and believe me, most days I’m way less than passionate about that. I am sensitive, but I try to have a thick skin. I have standards that are rapidly diminishing among saved people. I am nervous, high-strung and in general, a worrier! I like to read. I’m very particular about English grammar. I love purple the best, but I like all pastels. I’m very scheduled in my life, though I try to be flexible. I love to laugh. Especially at myself. If you’d like to laugh at me, then check this out. I like cappuccino. Not coffee. I really can’t handle coffee. My husband has decided to overlook this character flaw in me and love me anyway.
Because I’m so…unique (yeah, that’s a good way to say weird isn’t it?), I can’t really pin down a cute title for my blog. And even if I do think up a good name, I’ll get tired of it eventually because I love variety. Really, it’s impossible. I have changed the name of my blog. But don’t worry, it isn’t permanent, I’m sure.
I thought “Joy” is nice, because I love to laugh. I like the alliteration of Joy and Journey. Journey is a good way to think about our lives here on earth. After all, as saved people, we’re not here to stay. This is just the “road home” for us. This is as bad as it can get for a saved person. We can rejoice in the Lord, for He is always with us. We can smile, and greet others warmly even during our roughest days, for we have the Comforter. There is no reason not to rejoice. To refuse to be joyful is to forget where we are headed. We have no reason to despair! I leave you with a quote from my favorite book/movie of all time, Anne of Green Gables. Marilla says to Anne, “To despair is to turn your back on God.” I certainly don’t want to do that. He’s been so good to me.
Because of Jesus, I can have Joy for my Journey, and you can too!