love is still greater than fear

Time for a new blog!

I have blogged at my other site for 8 years or so, all through our adoption process and transitioning into life as a family of 6. I have shared the highs and lows of parenting through adoption and special needs. I always knew that at some point I would make the blog private and this year was the time for that. Our kiddos are getting older, they are all in middle or high school, and it felt like it was time for them to be able to enjoy privacy when it comes to such things.

But at the same time that I made the blog private I was suddenly overwhelmed by a desire to write. So, I've started over. Same blog title, because love IS still greater than fear, and I know that more now than I ever have. URL is different, because you know, it has to be! There are some posts from the old blog that I might copy over here.

On to the blogging!

Love is greater than fear.

Years ago a friend introduced me to this saying and I loved it. LOVED IT. I had lived in fear for so many years. It had defined me. It ruled every decision I made, large and small. And then I started changing out my fear for love. In the moments of fear I made decisions reminding myself of love, the love God has for me, how He loves me, and what it looks like for that love to flow through me. And I wondered...what if I started choosing love over the fear? What happened was astounding, life changing, and life giving. Love is greater than fear were great words to live my life by. I even had it tattooed on my inner wrist as a constant reminder. And life was good. Love was winning.

And then 2015 happened.

It shook me to the core, and I was so very grateful that I had that tattoo. I needed the reminder, constantly. Sometimes you repeat words over and over to yourself because you need to believe they are true.

And now it's 2016 and you know what I've learned? Love is STILL greater than fear!!

I know it more now than ever before, and I wouldn't trade that for anything.