Why a blog? Better question. Why not?
I’ve always thought that through writing we have the ability to bring worlds to life, shape dreams, and even create change. Better still, when there's no deadlines, it can be kinda fun. Personally, this project is a mix of a few passions and dreams, but ultimately, I want to take note of the journey God has me on. I want to soak in the reality of the adventure and gain clarity through the processing that happens when I turn my thoughts into written word.
Life can be a lot, and I want to remember the small moments. It’s easy to think we’ll remember the events and details, but looking back even a year from now I know there are memories I’ve lost.
I heard one time that memories are one of the biggest lies we’ll ever encounter during our time on earth. It’s said when we recall a moment, we aren’t remembering the first version. Instead, every time a memory cycles through our brains the moment begins to shift just slightly and the next time we recall it the latest version plays not the original. This function of our brains continues over and over throughout the course of our lives. Thus, the human ability to change memories is a key reason why eyewitnesses are deemed less and less reliable as time goes by.
I know I have already lost details from moments I promised myself I’d never forget, and I’ll probably do it again, but I want to be more consistent in my practice of remembrance.
This platform allows me to have a personal system in place that reminds me to take time to remember the highs and lows. I want to look back on things that have already happened from my time in DC, the choices I made or events I attended, the travel, and most importantly, God’s hand in it all. Years from now I want to know how 21 year old me felt walking into the White House for the first time, how it felt to move away from a city I loved, or how God worked miracles in my life when I moved to Hawaii for three months. I want to hold on to it all.
So, why not just start a journal instead of a blog?
Because life is messy, and complicated, and amazing, and more often than not it’s hard to see why things happen the way they do. I can’t tell you how many times I have muddled through the hardest situations to only make it through to the other side and clearly see how God was working in and around everything for good. God provides direction and time often provides the clarity to see why life took the path it did.
There are so many lessons I’ve learned that I wish I had known or had at least taken heed of when I had the chance. But life has a funny way of eventually teaching you what you were supposed to learn - one way or another. Pretty sure that’s just God being God. So, maybe some of the lessons I have learned, lessons I’m currently living through, or stories of God doing His thing in my life will be helpful to someone checking in here.
This project is as much for my personal growth as it is a hope that it might bring others some amount of encouragement or a sense that they are not alone in the confusion of life. It might very well end up being the ramblings of a girl processing her thoughts. But at least right now, I can say I’m learning to take a back seat and give Christ the wheel (even if the road I’m on is nothing I ever imagined for myself), and I can’t wait to document the highs and lows here.
If you’ve made it this far, thanks for joining! I am so excited to travel and witness how incredible our Lord is together.
Best,
Hannah
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