We Fall Down

We fall down,

we lay our crowns

at the feet of Jesus.

The greatness of 

Your mercy and love

at the feet of Jesus.

And we cry "holy, holy, holy"

And we cry "holy, holy, holy"

And we cry "holy, holy, holy"

is the Lamb.

(Chris Tomlin and Kyle David Matthews)

I am one of  the most "type-A, OCD, controlling, over-planning, loud, and dramatic" people you will ever meet. Just ask my completely quiet and introverted husband. 

I like a little flair for the dramatic. 

Less is never more.

My planner is my life. 

Everything can and will fit into an excel spreadsheet.

Apart from these very key characteristics that sum up my personality, one other thing I am...

private.

Much to my chagrin, God has been very clear from the starting line that this journey must be anything BUT private. 

I do not want to struggle.

I do not want to fail.

I do not want to disappoint.

And when I do (because I will), I do not want others to see.

Allowing you to see and feel the raw emotion, the mountaintops and the valleys, gives you front row seats to God's amazing grace and love. I never, in a million years, thought my words would amount to much. I was okay with that. What a blessing the phone conversations, text messages, and Facebook messages have been.

We need each other. I pray that our story will encourage you. I pray that it will draw you and me closer together. Most importantly, I pray that it will draw you closer to Him, the One who will spend your entire life chasing after you with reckless abandon.

And, I pray that when we fall down (because we will), that you will help us dust off our knees and keep going. 

The race set before us has begun. Please be praying for us in the days to come. We are standing at the edge, ready to jump. It will be the prayers of those around us that will carry us safely to the hands of our Father.