Hi!

My name is Cindy. All the “suggestions” for starting a blog say to start off by introducing yourself, tell a little about who you are. That’s complicated to me. At first I thought about how other people would describe me. Most would say one of the following: “Tall with curly hair”, “Runner”, “Happy.” While all those things are true, they don’t begin to cover who I am. Who I am, according to me, is mostly in relation to others. So, what else can I do (as a former teacher) but make a list? #1 on my list is absolutely the most important….

1. I am a child of God. I love Him and He loves me. My hearts desire is to serve Him and live my life for Him. Titus 3:3-7 “For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Saviour and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
2. I am the wife of Ryan. He is a man of God. He leads our family. He loves us all fiercely, deeply and sacrificially. He serves our church. He serves wherever he can. He is generous. He is hilarious!
3. I am the mother of the 5 most amazing, unique and precious individuals that I can imagine. I will talk a lot about them in the future, but for now I will start with their names and ages: Caleb Ryan (age 15), Silas Michael (age 13), Cheyenne Christina (age 11), Collin James (age 8) and Alexa Sabrina (age 7). The way that our Lord has knit our hearts together could only happen through Him! My children would say that there are 8 members in our family because they always have to include our (incredibly spoiled) English Golden Retriever, Samson. He is truly rotten.
4. I am the daughter of 2 incredibly godly and loving parents, Kent and Melody. Their love and support are endless and selfless.
5. I am the sister of Brent. I am so proud of him. He serves the Lord as a pastor in Massachusetts. He has an enormous heart for the people of New England. He is married to Ann (who is now my sister). She serves alongside him at their church and in their community. They are incredible and intentional parents to 4 precious boys. So, you can add “Aunt to Josiah, Levi, Micah and Ezra” to the list of who I am.
6. I am a member of Crossway Bible Church. It is such a sweet body of believers. We learn about God’s Word together. We serve together. We rejoice together. We share burdens.
7. I am a friend. Oh my friends! I wish I could list each one and tell about how God has used them in my life. They are such a blessing to me! Their love for my family and for me is truly overwhelming!

The other thing I am supposed to do in this “Introduction” is talk about why I am writing a blog, what is my purpose? Basically, God is just so big. And He is so big in my life. I am constantly overwhelmed by the way he works all things together for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28). I need a place to share His work in my life. I am not on social media and emailing everyone who is interested feels quite overwhelming. So, I started a blog. My hope is that it will be an encouragement to others.