An Introduction

So here it is...the blog I have been talking about for weeks. A way for me to stay in touch with my girls, and maybe even have an impact on some others if anyone would even want to read this :)

It took me a while to come up with a name. I was so inspired by the STRONG Challenge and one of the messages in particular. They said that our entire reason for being strong and building these disciplines is because our purpose is to find JOY - and that joy comes from Jesus.

Those who know me would say that I am pretty joyful - maybe even almost annoying about it. I have been cursed blessed with an always-smiling-positivethinking-bubbly-energetic-raretohaveadownday-sunnysideup-glasshalffull personality. Yep, I am that girl. It wasn't until recently that I realized how God uses this. It's contagious. And it is God's way of spreading the Good News through me.

Over the past 6ish weeks we've studied how to be strong (more to come on this later). I may not always think of myself as strong - let's be real here, I lift 10 lb weights. But I do know that deep inside, I am strong because I have the joy of being a child of God. And that is all I need.

So this is where we begin - a new chapter in my story, in our story. I hope that we can continue to grow together through this, reflect on the things that we learn each week and all grow to be very strong, joyful women in Christ.

- Joyfully His