Don't Give Up

 Did I seriously just title a blog post “Dating Again”? This crazy new season of life is coming with changes faster than I can keep up with them. It’s been exactly 569 days since my separation and 82 days since my divorce was final. No, I’m not keeping track...hahahaha… I Googled it! So - it’s been roughly a year and half of singleness and I’ve finally decided to openly blog about it… my heart is telling me NO and my mind is screaming YES - because frankly - some of this stuff is just too funny to keep to myself. Sooooo goodbye to blogs of yesteryear... where I was married, raising a family and actively running a ministry. I've always heard things change in the blink of eye - well... I'm learning this isn't just a saying... it is truth! I'm saying hello to shaving my legs every day (Lord help me), co-parenting and dating... again.... and again.... and again (Seriously... Lord help me).  I feel like my favorite scripture still applies... because the Word of God never cha...

Are you asking yourself, "Did I read that right"? Did this "Christian" blogger just say she's taking Jesus to the bar? Yep! You did. I took Jesus with me to the bar and the results were... well... let's just say - unexpected. Honestly, I'm not sure what I was expecting... or that I was expecting anything. Nevertheless - just like always - God showed up! I think I should paint the picture for you first... just so you know this isn't a blasphemous post or a condemning post or any of the things that could come across as sacrilegious. It's simply an experience that touched my heart in a time when I needed it most. Time to paint that picture. At the same time as the craziness of COVID hit the world, my 20 year marriage dissolved in front of me. During this time, I sought out new adventures to keep me busy and distracted. Some would say this was heading out to play in the devil's playground. They would be correct. But let's be real - the earth ...