Welcome!

Welcome to The Messy Middle!  I'm so glad you're here!  I hope you will find honesty, encouragement and community here.  If you are in your own "messy middle" and fighting a battle or just continuing to deal with the same nagging issue you've dealt with forever, you are not alone.  A few weeks ago I felt the Holy Spirit urging me to start this blog - not only for me (as a way to process all that I am learning through my own "messy middle"), but also for you (as a way to encourage others who are in a same season of surrender). 

I'll share more about my specific struggles, but for now... what is "The Messy Middle"?  I recently read "It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointment Leaves You Shattered" by Lysa TerKeurst.  She uses the term "messy middle" in her book and explains how she wrote the book in the middle of some hard stuff when she says,

"I knew that I wanted to write the message, but I didn't know how the story was going to unfold or how it would turn out, so I was forced to write from that messy middle place.  But I think it's a gift to the reader because that's where most all of us live.  Most of us don't live with every circumstance in our lives tied up in a neat, nice bow when we're singing "Kumbaya" and just having a praise party over all circumstances.  We've either just been through some really hard stuff or in the middle of hard stuff or we're headed to some hard stuff.  I guess people would say, "Well, that's not very positive."  No, I'm positive.  We've either been through hard stuff, we're in it or we're headed to it."  

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So, here I am in my own messy middle.  About 3 months ago I had a freak accident when I broke my ankle and had to have surgery.  Since then I have been dealing with recovery, which is slow.  But this time has also provided space for the Lord to deal with some of my junk.  Fun, right?  Lemme tell you, it's been a party.  But, in the midst of my junk, the Lord has reminded me that He is with me, He is for me, and that NOTHING is too hard for Him.

What can you expect?
1) Honesty - I have learned that the more I shed light on the mess, it loses its power to continue controlling me.  I LOVE transparency and rawness in others, especially in this day and age of polished and perfect social media.

2) Encouragement - No one wants to just read about the mess.  We all long to experience peace and freedom from the things that weigh us down.  I'll be sharing encouragement I have received from God's Word, others, music, books, podcasts, etc.

3) Community - I'd love to hear your own messy middle story.  Let's grab coffee or Skype or email and walk this journey alongside each other.

My goal is to have a new blog post by each Wednesday, but there will probably be more than that in these next few weeks.  So make sure, you subscribe to the blog so you can see the latest posts.  You can also follow along on my Instagram page for encouraging posts!