It's Not About Us

For those of you who have been begging me to do a blog, your wishes have finally come true. After much resistance to sharing the personal and private details of my life, God has finally convinced both myself and Johnathan that this might be an outlet He can use to help others. We realize that the title of our blog may sound like an oxymoron, since blogs are usually all about the person or people that are writing them...but we want this blog to be all about GOD. What God has done, is doing, and will do in our lives that all reflect His love and goodness.
As we have tried to start a family for the past two and a half years, our primary focus has been on God serving US by answering our prayers and requests for a child. After countless tests, tears, and attempts at trying to conceive, we are finally surrendering to the Lord and have come to the realization that we are actually here to serve HIM and to make the most of Jesus Christ with our lives as we possibly can. (It is kind of embarrassing how long it took us to figure this out!)
So, today our prayers are changing from "God, give us a baby" to "Lord, use our story to bring Yourself glory!" (It even rhymes! I am such a dork.) We don't know what that is going to look like or how our story is going to unfold. All we DO know is that we are tired of wallowing in self-pity and pain, and are ready to let go and give God full control so that others can be encouraged and strengthened by our story and fall more in love with Jesus.
We are fully aware that there will still be good AND bad days ahead, and we promise to be as open, raw, and vulnerable as we possibly can so that God may be glorified through it ALL. Our prayer is that as God molds us and teaches us what it truly looks like to follow Him, you will come to see and discover for yourself what an amazing God we serve and that there is a hope and peace that can only be found through Jesus Christ. He is our Rock.

Lyrics from a worship song that I love...
It's all about you, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and Your fame
It's not about me
As if you should do things my way
You alone are God and I surrender
To Your Ways

Joyfully,
Brooke