Way back when...

There was a time in my life when I actually dreamed of being an author. I would write stories all the time. They were generally set somewhere in the prairie, It was the pioneer heart in me I guess. The pioneer heart hasn't gone away...I felt like the writer heart in me had.
But i was reminded this week that it is still alive and well in me! I think I just hit this blog and think...I am writing to the masses and I don't know who will read it..when I was writing stories I thought, well, i can share it with everyone or no one...
So..I think I am going to direct my blogs to people from time to time, it makes it easier to write when I am telling someone specific. This one will be for my friend Carmen, I've never to this day met her, but it's for you Carmen!
I thought I would write about the difference of little investments into the lives of others. You took the time to invest in my life via email. For those who don't know. Back in the day when I was about 14 I had an email address that was very similar to someone else (not that I knew... until my friend Diana accidentally sent an email to her instead of me.) Turned out it was the Lord's hand in it.
It was the day and age of forwards. Ew. Can't stand forwards these days, but back then, you know someone sends you something cute and you pass it on. The problem was I never took the time to pay attention to the notes at the bottom- the part that says "do this or else bad luck...blah blah blah".
Carmen, thanks for taking the time to email me back and say "you know i don't know if this is the wisest thing to send out.." it made a profound impact on my life. Yeah, it was a simple response to an email, but it taught me to value words, to not take things lightly, that what we communicate matters. The simple response taught me how to do the same later in my life as I got older and have had similar experiences with others.
Not sure if you remember it or not, but thanks! And thanks for being a friend over the net all these years! I have been very inspired by you and your family as you have continued to be faithful in missions and to the Lord.

Kingdom Principles

Sacrificial Giving....

It brought me to tears.