Your Story...

I just returned from an amazing adventure with God at the She Speaks conference in NC. I was not sure why I was there or what I was going to get out of it. You see everyone is looking for that "sweet spot", that is were your greatest joy crosses need of others. I am grateful to have found that in what I do. But, it hasn't always been easy. For years I suppressed my need for creativity and my love for fashion and makeup. I just felt it was all about vanity and surely could not be used by God. Boy was I wrong! He continues to give us the desires of our heart and he knew mine. After many years, depression, bad outfits, bad hair, and raising my boys (& husband!) I have grown into my sweet spot. In spite of all the pain and distress that beauty has caused us women, we still desire it!


I just finished a book called Captivating and was blown away by the truth about beauty that leaped from the pages. John and Staci Eldridge say in their book; "We desire to possess a beauty that is worth pursuing, worth fighting for, a beauty that is core to who we truly are. We want a beauty that can be seen; beauty that can be felt; beauty that affects others; a beauty all our own to unveil. As I still unpack all that God has taught me this past weekend I only know that whatever my story is I always want it to lead others to HIS story. So for now I am back to laundry, bickering boys, what to cook for dinner, and self doubt but each day adds another page to my story.

~Wendi
Psalm 139