Have you ever had something laid on your heart that you knew you just had to do but really had no idea how to even begin? The Savior of my soul, the bright light for my life has, for whatever reason, decided to place a desire in my heart to start a blog. It seems when something has been decided by the creator of the universe, not too much gets in his way. (Lord, I pray that I will always reflect your heart and the infinite love you have for your people in my words and that you will allow an everlasting discernment in any message I unknowingly convey).

I am so thankful for the people in my life who support and encourage me….my husband who is the love of my life and who balances me perfectly, my children who are a delight to watch as they traipse through life determined to do it better and different than anybody else did, my sister and her husband who are the two most giving people I know and all of my friends at work who so graciously tolerate me while I’m reminding mostly myself to be Patient and Kind. What started as a need to share some thoughts outside of a Facebook forum then morphed into maybe doing a blog (did I even know what that really was?) which then got named “Patient and Kind” which then got tagged as an Org etc. etc.

Since this is my maiden voyage of postings, I am taking some liberties in how I communicate things since I can claim to not know any better (which I don’t at this point). For those of you that know me (and I mean KNOW me) you’ll understand and see my heart and recognize the deeply-rooted desire I have that your heart truly belongs to God. Only thru your personal relationship and belief in him will you secure a life with him in eternity. He desires only to be close to you, to help you thru the tough times and reassure you that his love is unconditional and steadfast. He made the greatest sacrifice that we could ever imagine in order to provide a place for us in heaven for all time. For those that have a distant view or opinion of me and who I am, I would only ask that you keep an open mind regarding anything that I post.

I’m sure I’ll learn as I go and ask for your prayers as I take on this adventure. There’s more to come, I can feel it.