New Beginnings...

Well... this blog starts on a bittersweet note - sorta...

My old blog, has gone to the grave. I really liked it, but hadn't signed on for a while and now I can't for the the life of me remember my password. :( Sadly, the blog was created with an email account that no longer exists which means I can't even reset the password.

On the other hand, a new blog sounds mildly exciting too. Kinda like starting a good book or a new journal - which I also did today. :) I love starting new journals. I feel so accomplished having finished one and there's just something about the blank pages (or screen) that makes me feel creative and inspired. I get to choose what goes on the page. I love that about beginnings - so many choices.

It's also kind of an intimidating thought to me, however. Blank pages are so perfect... and there are so many choices and ways to fill the page - what if I make the wrong choice? Haha - coming from a die-hard perfectionist. But the Lord has once again been teaching me about his grace. His grace to cover my weakness. His grace to forgive my sin. His grace to give me a new beginning, a new page, when I do make mistakes. And His grace to help me forgive myself when I'm not perfect. Sometimes even I am amazed at how hard I can be on myself. But today is a day of new beginnings.

I choose to give myself grace.
I choose to receive the Lord's grace.
I choose to dare to fill the page - perfectly imperfectly - and to be happy with it anyway. :)

Thank you, Lord, for new beginnings. Even new blogs. :)