All About Me (Declare 4x4 of 4 Things)

I’m going to the Declare Conference. Yippee! To get to know one another prior to the conference attendees are participating in a link up. I really hate talking about myself. However, I am super excited to learn a few things about the other attendees so here goes.

If you visit me regularly here maybe you will learn something new about me so please don't go away just yet.

Can I also tell you the nerves are setting in as the conference date approaches? I love the friendships made in the online world and many of those friends I have been blessed to meet in real life. A conference? It’s a whole different ball game for an introvert who prefers small gatherings. Like one-on-one gatherings. But God said “go.” I've experienced the blessings which follow our yes to God so how could I say no?

Okay, now here goes . . .

4 Things About Me

1. I turned 45 on July 30th. In October I celebrate 24 years of marriage to the love of my life and best friend. I consider it adorable to be married to him for more than half of our lives. How did we meet? When my husband’s high school closed down after his junior year he transferred to my school for his senior year. Even though we traveled in the same circle of friends we did not connect until shortly after we graduated. As my husband would say, “At a New Year’s Eve party (the same year we graduated from high school) she started following me around like a lost puppy dog and the rest is history.” I would tell the story somewhat differently. His may be more accurate.


2. God blessed us with two amazing boys who are now young men (24 and 22). They bring me (us) so much joy. 


3. We are a military family. My husband serves in the Army Reserves and our eldest son the Navy. Surprisingly, both of them enlisted within a few months of each other. They are both currently deployed. My husband’s deployment will soon come to an end and my son’s has just begun. The last time we were all in the same place was August 2013 and it will be 2015 before we are all together again.


4. My husband and I both became Christians in 2012. Becoming a military family actually led us to God. You can read our story of transformation here. It still gives me goose bumps.

4 Endearing Quirks

1. Coffee must come first in the morning. I am not very endearing without it.


2. My comfort food is carbs. I consider it an addiction. A few of my favorite carbs are bagels, pretzels with brie cheese and recently plain pancakes. The pretzels and brie cheese usually come out several times throughout the day and putting them away takes much convincing on my part.


3. My love for our Red, White and Blue and anything containing those colors could possibly be considered as an endearing quirk. I dream of having a big ole’ American Flag hanging in front of my home. Splashes of those three colors are found throughout my home.


4. I hate shopping. My husband finds this very endearing.

4 Things About My Blog and Writing

1. I started blogging before I accepted Christ. I actually wrote in my sixth blog post (under a different blog name) that you would not find me writing about faith. God obviously had other plans.


2. Never did I dream of becoming a writer. Writing did not even appeal to me in my younger years. But God’s plans for us are always better than anything we can dream of. I’m grateful for this journey of being a writer He has taken me on. The writing does not come naturally for me though. Many hours, even days, are spent on a single post. I will not say writing is painful; it can be hard. The thoughts twirling around in my head do not flow easily to the written form.


3. Writing connects me to God. I hope every post I write reveals this connection. There are times when I write through sadness but God meets me every single time. “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5).”


4. What will you find on my blog most weeks?

Get to Know Your Monday. Every Monday I post a question on my blog and we get to know one another better. It’s much like what we Declare attendees are doing with this post. It has become my favorite day of the week.

Three Word Wednesday. I host a weekly linkup on Wednesday’s. You choose three words and then share a post, photo or scripture that highlights the three words you have chosen and linkup. It has become a wonderful community of writers and I would love for you to join in.

Friday Randomness. I highlight random things from my week I loved. It typically includes several of my favorite blog reads from the week. I love sharing how others have blessed me.

4 Favorite Things of Mine

1. Coffee. I take mine with cream (preferably vanilla flavored) and sugar.


2. My phone. With my husband and son currently deployed it never leaves my side.


3. Traveling. Since our children are now adults we have more opportunities to travel. At least twice a year my job also takes me to wonderful places. Come early September you will surely find me sharing lovely pictures from Hawaii here and here. I love my job!


4. My family. They are my favorite, favorite thing. Whenever we are together I am smiling big.

Are you going to Declare? You can link up your 4x4 of 4 Things here. I can't wait to meet you! And if you are not going to Declare, I'd still love to learn something new about you. How about choosing one of the above 4 categories above and telling me one thing? Consider it a special edition of Get to Know You Monday.

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