Quick update

Just wanted to give you all a very brief update…I haven’t posted in a month and trust me, it’s been extremely hard because I always seem to either have tons to say, or have nothing to say yet still want to say something. Haha. I laugh at myself most of the time 😉

I held off on the blogging to focus on my family during Christmas and the holidays, and the timing just wasn’t right yet. It wasn’t just me…God pretty much told me to nix the blogging, focus on Him, and have some time away from it. And I was okay with that. It was much needed.

I also needed some time to focus on getting ready to announce what I will be announcing in my more informative blog later on in the week. I had to figure out how and what and when to say it. I have some VERY big news to tell you all! So get ready, get excited, get pumped up! 🙂 I’m pretty much planning on a Friday or Saturday post. Probably Friday, but Saturday if I’m patient.

Thank you for sticking with me on this, and for continuing to support me. It truly means the world to me.

[I also do realize this borders on horrible…doing this to you all…but alas, it is necessary.]

Sorry about the lull…

…life sure has gotten the best of my blogging lately. I’m guessing you want to know all about the Desiring God conference! In fact, I think I’ll be posting a few of the sessions on my blog for you to enjoy through the next couple weeks when I can find the time. There were some that I couldn’t get enough of — especially Louie Giglio. If you’ve ever heard him speak, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Seriously amazing! What He shows us about God and who He really is is absolutely staggering!

There’s been a lot going on in the life of Jess lately. The weekend of the conference was also the same weekend we said goodbye to one of my brothers who is off to Air Force basic training. Pretty cool, as he’s been working toward this for a long time and is super dedicated to it — we know this is God’s call on his life — but it is still weird to have him gone!

Oh, and we had our first Mission Talk lifegroup last night. The one where we bring in missionaries to tell us their stories, their calling, how they got on the mission field, what it has been like, what their vision is for the future, etc. It’s amazing. This is something I feel is 100% necessary for followers of Jesus to do. To gather around our missionaries to support them and listen to them and be inspired by them to go (or at least to send!) as well — and especially to pray for them! It’s such a GOOD time. God’s doing amazing things around the world, and I don’t know about you, but I definitely want to be a part of it!

So anyway, definitely processing things from the conference and seeking God. It’s hard for me to gather my thoughts on it, because there are so many. But I will try. Later, though! 🙂