Who I am

This assignment is from my dear Sheila from OCP.

Who I am

I am a woman created by an awesome God. I am wonderfully made, according to His word and I believe that, despite being terribly overweight, mouthy and brutally honest because I am also a woman who cares deeply for others (even those who get on my last nerve!) I am always ready to give someone the benefit of the doubt. I am a fan of the underdog. I try to see the other person's side and I look for the good in everything and everyone.

I am a woman who enjoys being a woman and love exploring new ways to celebrate how wonderful women are! (like bellydancing!) I am a woman who enjoys sisterhood and the special relationships women form with one another. I am a woman who enjoys fellowship with others and fellowship with her Creator and a woman who regrets often not making enough time for either.

I am a woman who holds grudges--for LOOOONNNNGGGG periods of time. But I am (thankfully) also a woman who will ultimately forgive and when I have, it is TRULY forgiven. I am a woman who does not have many regrets. For I believe that every experience in life, good and bad, makes us who we are. And I like who I am, faults and all. I am a woman with a lot of confidence in my God-given talents, secure in the purpose of my life today and eager to discover my purpose for tomorrow.

I am a woman who struggles daily between flesh and spirit. I am a sinner and even on my most righteous days, am but a filthy rag and I KNOW this and I can't hide that I am a woman who wishes others knew that same thing about themselves! But I am also a woman saved by grace because I know the Son of the One true God--Jesus--and I am a woman who is thankful to know the REAL Jesus and not only His holiness but His heart for sinners like me. Just like the Todd Agnew song says, "I think He'd prefer Beale Street to the stained-glass crowd!" Amen!! And I sometimes can't hide that I am a woman who wishes EVERYONE knew THAT!

I am a woman who is married to a man, who, when he isn't sinking in depression and chronic illness, almost walks on water. I am a woman who struggles daily to lift him up, cover him in prayer, be attentive to his needs as much as my own and the needs of others. I am a woman who tries desparately to follow when her natural born tendacy is to lead and I am a woman who loves her husband deeply and yet sometimes fails to undertand how men, who are supposed to be the stronger sex, can have such delicate psyches!

I am a woman who discovers every day what an awesome responsibility motherhood is. The ONLY person who understands the word "sacrifice" better than a mom is God Himself. I am a woman trying (and often failing) to set a good example of godly womanhood to both her daughters and her son. I am a woman who attempts daily to balance wanting to give her children everything she can and at the same time wanting them to know what it means to earn something and therefore appreciate it all the more. I experience daily both the joy and the sorrow of being a mother--in other words, I walk daily on holy ground. I am a woman who tries to bring beauty to my children's worlds through my creativity, tenderness and compassion.

I am a woman who loves from the depths of my heart. And with that, what more can I say?