Sometimes I look at my life and am so overwhelmed with joy—so many blessings! God gave me everything I ever dreamed of. A supportive husband, a beautiful daughter, a home… However, now that God has given me all the things I dreamed of, I’m being stretched to want more. I’m not being greedy; it’s actually quite the opposite. I want to do more for God. It’s an inward/outward thing. Instead of praying for more THINGS that I want, I instead am asking God what His plans are for me. It’s an exciting and scary time all mixed together.

I’m being stretched in ways I never have, and am thinking about things that have never crossed my mind. Sometimes I get frustrated that I’ve thought the way I have for so long, but then I have to remember to be grateful for this new way of thinking! I can choose to stay frustrated, or I can choose to grow.

Growing makes me think about my daughter—now nearly 14 months old. In this short time, she already has 10 teeth and has grown from a mere 8 lbs, 4 oz to a whopping 24 lbs! All in such a short time she has learned to roll over, then sit up, then crawl and stand, and then walk and now she’s learned to climb and is running! She’s learned how to eat on her own, how to talk, and all sorts of other exciting things.

It’s so easy to get stuck in our old ways, because really what’s not easy about being comfortable. But I really think it’s not so much easy, as it is that I’m just being lazy. At the end of this life, I’m pretty sure I won’t be looking back and being happy about how comfortable I was, but instead looking back to where I’ve come and what I’ve done with this life.

Get out there—make those dreams a reality and push yourself to be the person God made to be! Growing pains may hurt a little, but what you can accomplish with the growth far exceeds the pain!

Happy growing pains to you and to me!

With love,

K