Why I started this

This is my first post, so let me tell you a little about me, and why I started this. First my name is Kim, I live in Christiansburg, Va with my husband and youngest child. I have been married for 21 years. My husband is 10 years older then me, and had been married before. He has 1 son from his previous marriage. We have 3 children. My step-son is 27 and has a son that is 6. I have a son that is 21, a daughter that is 20, and another daughter that is 17. Our youngest was suppose to be a boy, but God didn't see it that way. I have often said we have a boy, girl and tomboy. In a later post I will go more in depth about my family, it may actually take more than one post. Right now I want you to understand why I'm writing.
I like writing, and telling stories. As a christian I feel a real need to reach out into cyberspace and touch lives. I am pretty much a loner, and am not comfortable out in public. Somedays I may only post a verse and prayer, other days maybe longer. Somedays I may just tell you how my day was.
The main reason for this blog is to inform people of God, His love, and how to grow in it. God gave all of us a talent, some more than others, some yet to be unlocked. Some of my talents are comforting the sick and broken, crocheting, and reading. I know you are saying "how does a loner comfort the sick?" Well there are many ways.
First I am a nurse and I am comfortable talking with and helping other people, for some reason I can't explain, I can go into a strangers home and be completely comfortable. Just don't ask me to stand infront of a crowd and speak. When I am not out preforming nursing duties, I want to be home.
Second I enjoy crocheting, this is a talent that has been handed down in my family many generations. Let me say here, a talent isn't just something you can do, it's something you like to do. It's a passion. There are many in my family who can crochet, but few that actually do. I was taught to crochet by my aunt, who really enjoys it. I still remember the night she taught me, I won't get into it. I now use that skill to make gifts. I have yet to sell anything. I have made blankets for personal use, I no longer make them as they are very haevy and take a lot of time. I have made several christening outfits, layettes, and baby sweat suits. I have just completed a prayer shawl for a baby in Ohio. I also have made headbands for girls on my daughters softball teams. I would like to be able to sell my items, but at the present time they are all gifts. When God is ready for me to sell he will provide a place to do that. As I finish items I will post them on here. My current goal is to make items for the cancer center here in SW Virginia, as well as items for the neonatal unit in Roanoke Virginia. Anyone who would like to contribute please contact me, in a later blog I will explain why these 2 places are important to me.
Third is reading, I try to read my Bible daily. I spend time with God and he directs me to my next project. I will read anything I can get my hands on. I currently am reading not only the new testament in the Bible, but also 2 books. I'm almost finished with the One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook. I have read this as a devotional, which is how it's meant to be read. This book shows you how to live now so you have no regrets. It teaches you how to live as if you only had 1 month to live, and live that way the rest of your life. Why wait until the Dr says you only have 30 days to live, to decide to make amends, to spend time with your family, to reach out and help someone. This is one book I won't be selling, I'm sure I will be reading it again. The other book is My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews. My mother in law past away last new years eve. She had a lot of V.C. Andrews books and I have started reading through each series. I have completed 2 series, and this is a stand alone book. I never thought I would like her stories, but I have found I really do like them. Reading is my escape. I not only read the story, but I'm in the story. I read for enjoyment, learning, and fulfillment.
As this blog unfolds there will be many different things I add. Please come back and read. Somedays may seem like a lot of wasted words, but remember each days enter is meant to touch someone, if not you that day, than maybe the next. God will lay on my heart what soemone reading that day needs. My prayers are with all of you.