Here We Go...

Am I really doing this? Yes, Yes I am!!

Let me introduce myself. My name is Heather and writing is my therapy. My husband James and I have two children, Evan (5) and Emie (7 mo) and one fur baby, Pete (almost 9 years). James and I have been married for 9 years (in August) but have been together for 11. I have two B.S. degrees in Human Development and Family Studies; one with a concentration in Child Life and the other in Early Childhood Development. I absolutely LOVE to serve the Lord and others. I feel so blessed with the life that God has chosen for me and am excited for what the future holds. I have a dream to write a devotional book, but until that book becomes a reality, I am leaning on the arms of this new blog--that's how we got here. With all of this said, let's begin 'His Something Beautiful!'

Children are truly something special! Wouldn't you agree? I have always loved working with children, so when it came to choosing a career path, I knew it would involve little tots in some way. The Lord has blessed us with two beautiful (I am a little biased) little ones. Evan is the oldest. He is pretty laid back and goes with the flow. He is a leader and very much a rule follower (he gets that from me). He is a perfectionist and very loving. He gives the best hugs and kisses around. He loves people and he loves to have a good time! Evan is a thinker. A deep thinker for a 5 year old. His heart is concerned over matters that most children don't really ponder. I joke and say that he will either be a preacher or a politician one day! I can't wait to see where the Lord leads him...I know he has great things in store for this little one! He worries over his friends and family knowing and having a relationship with Jesus. He thinks about people being honest. He thinks about and asks questions on heaven and hell. WHAT? Hell? My 5 year old knows about hell and asks questions about it? Yes, yes he does.

Let me tell you about a conversation I overheard him having with his daddy just the other afternoon.

I was in the kitchen preparing supper and in walks the other three members of our household. I could hear Evan talking (which is so typical for him...he wakes talking and does not stop until those eyes are closed--he gets that from me, too...lol) to James, asking A LOT of questions. This is how it went:
Evan: "So daddy, does Satan ever defeat Jesus?"
James: "No, Evan, he never does."
Evan: "Does he try?"
James: "Yes, he tries, he tries every day, but we know that he never will."
Evan: "How do we know for sure?"
James: "Well, the Bible tells us. See, we can read and know how it all is gonna end and we know that Jesus will ALWAYS come out on top."
Evan: "Huh. Ok."

He then saw me and moved on to playing in his room. Later that night, he and I were watching tv and during a commercial I asked him what he and daddy were talking about. He told me that they were talking about "if Satan ever defeats Jesus." I commented with, "Oh!, Well, what did daddy say?" His response was simple. "The Bible tells us that he will never beat Jesus, Mommy." He then went on to tell me about Jesus coming back to get our bodies and how it will just be our bodies because we will already be in heaven. We then went on to talk about how we get to heaven and his sweet response, "Well, if you love Jesus, of course!" We talked about asking Jesus to live in our hearts and as honest and as pure as he could, he lifted his arms towards heaven and said these words, "Jesus, come live in my heart!" With a big smile on his face, he looked at me and said, "I am going to heaven!"

In that moment I shook my head with a grin on my face and had to chuckle. This was truly an "Evan moment." He is so charismatic and theatrical. This will be a story I will tell again and again as he becomes a Christian, as he grows into an adult, when he finds his true love and one I am sure I will tell his babies!  As I have had time to reflect over this conversation and his response over this past week, one word stands out to me. DEFEAT. Defeat. This is such a strong word for such a little guy to pull out of his back pocket. One that a lot of adults don't get. One that my Jesus, thank goodness, paid a price for so that I don't have to feel.

It gives me a sense of comfort to know that my Jesus will never be defeated by the one who seeks to destroy Him. It gives me a sense of hope to know that because of the price that He paid for my sin, that I will live eternally with Him one day. It gives me a sense of responsibility to share His love with others.

Our Sunday school lesson this past week asked the question that if something happened and our church no longer existed would our community miss us (the church)? I am going to take this one step further. If something were to happen to me and I went to be with my heavenly father, would my community miss me? Am I making a difference within my community? My church? My home? Am I serving so that others see Jesus? Am I building the kingdom of God?

I challenge you to examine your life. Are you making a difference where you are? Allow God to show you areas where you need to improve and grow. Take comfort in knowing that He is not defeated! He always comes out on top!!

I am not really sure how many readers or followers this blog may have, but I do know that it will be pure therapy for me. I know that the Lord laid it on my heart to start it, so here we are. I pray that something you read will bless your heart and be of an encouragement to you. I am just a woman. Just a wife, mommy, daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend, but I sure do love Jesus and pray every day that His light will shine through me. I pray that you will be blessed and that you will be a blessing!

Words of Comfort:
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you,
than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4

I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the
keys of hell and of death. Revelation 1:18

They overcame him by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony... Revelation 12:11

Blessings,
Heather