When I was a kid, if you had asked me who Jesus was to me, I would have said He was my best friend. And that would have been (pretty) honest. He was the One I wanted to please (most of the time). He was the One I consulted on the big issues of my life (kinda). And He was the One I told the things I couldn’t talk about with anyone else.
But in my twenties, I had an encounter with Him that changed the relationship entirely. He became my Master, the One to whom I surrendered my entire life and being.
It was the most freeing moment of my life.
Shortly after this experience, a friend saw me and exclaimed, “Amy, what happened to you? You’re glowing!”
That was the beginning of this Sparkle journey, and I have never once regretted my choice to surrender myself to God.
Before that day, I would sometimes ask Him what He wanted me to do … as long as it wasn’t ________. And I had a list.
Today my life revolves around doing almost everything on that list. And I LOVE my life. I am a mom to three teens whom I’ve homeschooled all their lives. I live on a farm and am dipping my toes into various homesteading projects. I work a bit from home, but most of my efforts are gifts to my family. And I write a bit.
All things I swore I’d never do.
But the One who knows me best knew what I needed. And today I trust Him to keep guiding me one step at a time and I follow Him down this journey in learning to Sparkle.
Some of My Favorite Things …
