Welcome to Red Door Blessings!

 Welcome to my blog, Red Door Blessings! I am excited and a bit nervous about sharing my faith journey with you.  I would be willing to talk about Jesus all day long but adding in my personal bits is ... well a bit frightening.   To be honest, I have tried this before, I logged into Blogger in 2014 and did nothing but stare at the page.  Fast forward a few years later and I did an actual facebook blog from 2016-2017.  I enjoyed writing that blog and others took time to read it and comment, which means something, right?  

 

I’ll tell you what it means!  I am blessed with really wonderful family and friends.   I am grateful every day for the supportive and loving people in my life (they were the ones reading my earlier blog).  And, along with that confession here’s a bit more about me… I live in the beautiful state of North Dakota.  Currently, as I look out my window, I see red and yellow fall leaves blowing in our notorious North Dakota winds.  I love the four seasons, but I hate the cold.  I enjoy volunteering and  in order to love on everyone in my life and keep moving through the day,  I need a double espresso with whipped cream in the morning and a cuppa green tea at 4pm.  I enjoy reading, cooking, yoga and the sounds of ocean waves soothes my soul.  However, due to the lack of ocean waves in the Midwest, I also enjoy adventures far from home.  

 

For most of my life, I have thought about what I should do for God.  Literally, most of my life.  With that in mind, most of my life, I could be found in the church. There is something about a church that makes me feel at home. And while a  coffee shop would definitely be a close second and the coffee is soooo much stronger; it is not my intention to offend my church family,  because the company enjoyed with church coffee is definitely superb! 

 

But this year is strange, and I haven’t had church coffee in months, so with my espresso almost gone,  computer open, staring at my words - I am opening my heart to you.   After  much soul searching, praying and discerning - I am writing for me, for you, and for God.  I hope along the way my stories instill in you a need to know more about God’s love or makes you more aware of His presence every single day.  I am not a theologian.  I am not here to make sense of it all for you and the Old Testament family trees are beyond my comprehension,  but I know God and He is present in my life – and I want to share His love and my faith with you.   

 

So, again, welcome to Red Door Blessings – real stories of faith.