Statistics!

I am blessed and humbled to have 77 Unique Visitors!  Unique Visitors:  in blog-speak it tells me 77 individuals have visited my blog. 
Unique - one of a kind, unlike anything else. 
Yes, blessed and humbled my dear
friends!

The statistic does not tell me who you are. 
Right now you are a number, one unique number making up 77 people.  The number 77 is not lost on me either, it’s divine somehow. Many people believing it to be God’s number.  I am one of those people.  
Random fact about me and my family… the number 7 has played a significant part in the lives of my children.  I knew God had His hand in it regardless of the sadness that preceded it. 
 
I believe now that God has his hands in this writing as well.  I would like to share some
these private moments with you now, if you don’t mind…

These past couple of weeks doubt has attacked the fabric of my being.  Too many times I have told myself any of the following self-defeating sentences:

No-one wants to read what you have to say. Do you really believe you have anything that will be impactful to anyone?   You should just quit, this is a waste of time – nobody cares!  Your readers are smarter and way better at writing than you could ever be!  The list goes on and on and on.  Purposefully this week I have maintained the truth by immersing myself in scripture reading and in conversations with those I hold close to my heart, both have helped but I have an amazing praise that I can’t wait to share…

The power of prayer!  This week, during one of my lower moments, the one that said this didn’t matter, the one that said – you are doing this for your own glory…  I prayed. 
 
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for these words – I thank you for breathing life into me and using me for your will.  You know my heart,
you know the words I am using against myself – the ones that deflate my thoughts; the ones that remove my eye from you.  Please help me to see that the words I am putting upon myself are not true.  That I am being given this gift from you – that I am not supposed to quit
because I really feel like quitting right now.  –
Amen.

The answer to that prayer came in unique forms…  77 infact!

My “Joyful” friend told me that she is so glad I started this blog.  It was because of her that
I started this writing.

There are two people that I am writing intentionally for, one is very encouraging and the other is silently reading along; I know you are – I can feel you in my heart.  You are the one that has quietly encouraged me on two separate occasions.

Tonight at church two of you wonderful readers continued to encourage me with your own thoughts, your own experiences.   One of you has also stepped out in faith and is starting a book, I can’t wait to read your draft and cheer you on from the side-lines.

Blessed and humbled, beyond words.  I thank you for reading and encouraging me this week. 

One of my goals is to make this blogging interactive, as interactive as it can be.  I
encourage you to comment on my posts as you are so moved to; please share your
own experiences if you can.  Lifting each other up is so important, sharing so others realize they are not alone…  Please consider sharing my blog on your own Facebook page….

I also ask you to let me know which of my entries are your favorites so I know which way to go when I write and more importantly…  

Please let me know if I can pray for you; I have set up the comment feature so that all comments have to be reviewed by me before they are posted.  I would be happy to keep
your prayers to myself and lift them up to God every night.  You all are on my heart.

Tonight, in Thanksgiving and Prayer... I am in awe of you all... 77 wonderful, encouraging answers to my prayers.