Sometimes you just have to Smile

Wow, I had no idea creating a blog would be this difficult. On the surface it appears to easy...just follow the steps and they take you through it by the hand. The difficulty comes when the first computer you're working on freezes, the second time you try the server won't upload any files for you but holds them in limbo, and on the third try you're almost ready to post and the power on your block trips for a second and you lose every thing. So, I just smiled and tried again. Well, here I am, it finally worked!

I love to fish, as you may notice from my lunker northern. I have all seven inches of the beast mounted on the wall above the computer here as I type...actually I don't, but I was pretty proud to catch such a little guy.

I also love to think. Most of the the time I'm thinking, thinking about God, how he's working in my life and how he see's the world we live in. This is the primary reason I started this blog. I wanted a place to share my thoughts and hear yours. I will start with my thoughts about the title of my blog: becoming.real

becoming…what or who am I becoming? What does it mean to “become”? Our world is ordered into short, easy to follow plans that don’t always reflect the reality we feel within. What about the process and the pain and the struggle we experience in becoming…becoming what? Life is a process of exploring faith. What do I believe and why do I believe it? How God is real in my life today is hopefully fuller and deeper than it was yesterday. As I move forward in the journey with God I also discover who “me” is. Who am I and what is the purpose in my life? I want to ask these questions as I journey through life with others. I am in the process of becoming...

real…What if people knew “me”, would they like “me”? They’ll think I’m crazy! Nobody will understand. Fear...What is it in me that wants to hide? What am I hiding from? Who am I hiding from? If I could only face these feelings and thoughts and know what is really me and what is not. Discovering life, learning to live, becoming…alive. Naked, honest…real. Learning how to be me, the me God made me to be. Risk. I want to step with others and allow God to help us become…real.

The idea of becoming.real. is challenging me in my deepest parts. I want to walk this road with you. Together, we can walk and grow through the good, the bad and the ugly of our lives. When we fix our eyes on Jesus and become real with ourselves, with God and with each other, God will transform us into the people he has designed and intended us to be. Will you go with me on this journey of becoming.real.?