{new thoughts}

I don't even know if anyone is still here. It's been 2 years since I last put anything on here, but lately, my fingers and my heart have been itching( or aching) to write.  So often I have things I want to share or even just write down for my own self, not even for the whole world to see but this morning something I read by Ann Voskamp made me want to actually start putting down my thoughts. What better way to connect with the world around me than to write? Sometimes healing and moving on comes when we open our hearts and minds to what others have to think or say. Maybe this is my way of doing both.
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 Ann Voskamp says in her book Be the Gift that we can only become like Christ when we share our brokenness with the world. There is no healing communion unless we break our egos, our hearts, our pride etc.  Judging is a blindfold. It blinds us to our own grime. It also blinds us to the fact that others are as needy of grace as we are. When we can offer grace to others we can become a safe place for that person. Grace makes you safe.
 Think about that. Grace makes you safe. Do you feel safe with a person you feel less than to or a person you feel doesn't support, honor, love, accept you or your choices? What if today we chose to be more like Christ and offered endless amounts of grace to everyone and became the person everyone felt safe around. Could you become more Christ-like? I think not.
 I have this little thing I do somedays where I draw a cross on my wrist, right above my watch band. I see it countless times throughout the day and it reminds me of things I want to be reminded of. Sometimes to pray for someone/something, or just to remember God's grace for me on days that feel heavy. Today I didn't draw a cross instead I wrote: Be like Christ. I want to remember to offer grace today. You to?
 Also I'd love to know if you're still here with me. Drop a comment below and make my day!