When I first decided to blog I wasnt really sure if I should even post it, but I wrote one anyways, and sent it to my mom, who blogs regularly, to get some insight on whether or not I should do it. If you dont have the privilege of knowing my wonderful mom, Jann, let me give you a quick run down. Jann Cobb is very straight forward, and sometimes quite blunt. She is someone myself and many people go to for advice, at times it's the kind you dont always want to hear, but you know in the end, its what you needed to hear! Which is why I sent her my blog before anyone else. I knew I would hear the honest truth from her, but her reaction was a lot different than I expected.

To be honest, I was expecting the hard truth, that my blog was sub-par and that I should re-write it a try again. Instead, this is the response I got "Absolutely loved it! I wept as I read it! Praise God for giving you this gift! Please use it!". The encouragment from my mom was unexpected, but much needed for me to muster up the courage to post my very first blog. I got great feedback from other people and was able to reach out to people I didn't even know needed to hear the words I had written.

Now here I am 6 months later, and have only written 3 or 4 blogs. I came across the email my mom wrote me as I was purging my inbox today, and was reminded that God has given me the ability to write and I am not using it. Needless to say, I will be writing much more in the coming weeks, and am excited to use this lovely gift again!