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I Am...

My quest of "who I am" has been a long one. But I will say it has been a consistent one also. In finding out who I am, I've been realizing who I am NOT. Im not just a mom. I am not just a wife. Although those are great titles, they are still so small. Not minimizing the role, because they are both HARD WORK! I KNOW! But they are roles contained in a very small part of a lifelong journey. When I was in Middle & High School there was this thing that people called me that drove me up a wall. "Hey Dolly's little sister!" I'd say hi back, at first. But after a while I got tired of it & my reply changed... "My name is Ana." or "Dolly's Little Sister has a name." As I grew into adulthood I started thinking about all that. Why did it bother me so much? Was it Vanity? Was it ego? Was it the need to be "seen"? Was it the need to not be associated with her? Growing up i've always been the independent one. Always w

From Dream To Destiny

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Hi Family, It truly has been a minute since I've posted anything, and if that affected you negatively in any way, I apologize. Everyone hits a time in their lives where the storms come and sometimes they winds blow a little harder than before, and the rain is a little more torrential than before, and sometimes the damage left is more than you had ever imagined you could have. But we are always Victorious on the other side when we anchor ourselves to Him (Hebrews 6:19) and lean not to our own understanding (Proverbs 3:5) along the way. So at my church, we recently completed a small series that has stuck to me in a way that messages sometimes do when you know there is still more for you to see. The topic was "Destiny Over Dreams". It was a really great series with a lot of cut and dry truth. Sometimes your toes got stepped on and all you could do was say ouch and keep getting your word. The other day I was listening to someone I've mentioned before in my posts and