Introducing Me....

Hi. My name is Cassie. I am in my late twenties. I am married. I am an aunt to many many amazing nieces and nephews. I am an educator, a writer, a bookworm, the list goes on. But more importantly and above all of these things, I am a child of God. When I first started thinking about creating this blog, I wasn't sure where I would begin. What topic would I write about first? Well, it made sense to me that before you start reading what I have to say, you should know who's doing the talking, right? So, with that being said, lets dive a little deeper into my backstory.

First and foremost you should know that while I was born into a Christian household, and grew up in church for most of my childhood and preteen years, there was a big chunk of my life that I was out of church, still believed in God but had a lot of hurt and ugliness in my heart that kept me from having any real relationship with Jesus. I was a wayward daughter for many years before I came home to Jesus and dove head first into my faith walk. The details are something that may or may not come out in a later post but for now, just the basics. I bounced around between a few churches in elementary and middle school. I was heavily involved in the churches as a part of the youth group. I stopped going to church regularly the summer before high school (perfect timing right...) I would still go with family on holidays, but eventually even that stopped before high school was over. I went through college without stepping foot into a church. This is not to say I lost my faith completely because I had that foundation, I knew God was real, I knew about Heaven and that you had to be saved to go there, but I was lost. I didn't realize it then, but I was undeniably lost. It's funny how you don't truly grasp how lost you were in the world until you find yourself in Jesus. So how did I go from being lost and out of church for years, to now being a Christian who is starting a faith based blog to share the Gospel and the love of Jesus Christ with others?

Fast forward to the beginning of 2023. My mother and I were at a funeral for a loved family friend. The preacher who was speaking at the funeral happened to be the very same preacher of the first church I have memory of going to as a child. He spoke to us and invited us to church the following Sunday, Easter Sunday. I remember thinking, "theres no way the first time I step foot inside a church in almost a decade was it going to be Easter" it just didn't seem like a good time to take that leap and let me tell you the way my head and heart had been jumbled up over the years, it was a leap. So, we didn't go. The weekend after Easter, I asked my mom and my sister if they still wanted to go to church. We did. Nothing remarkable happened that day, or so it seemed. But now I know a seed was planted. I took the leap, I got through the door. I ordered a brand new Bible that day. The following week I went with one of my best friends, and everything felt different, heavier, more urgent. I had grown up in church, I had been saved as a child, but I had never felt the pull of the Holy Spirit so heavily. I gave my life back to Jesus that day. I won't lie and say that I haven't struggled, I have. It has been a battle, with myself, with the enemy, with lifes circumstances, the only difference has been Jesus. He is for me, and so no one can stand against me.

So why the blog, and why now? Well, 2024 was my first full year serving Christ. I am still very much a "baby Christian" I still have a lot of learning and a lot of growing to do. In other words, God is still working on me. I want more than anything to be a light to others and help lead them to Jesus. In 2024, I along with a few of my close friends created our own ministry within our church, more to come on that later but it has been a blessing to get that off the ground and watch what God is doing through us. I want to keep reaching people, and if sharing my heart and my experiences as a Christian woman can help someone out there somewhere, mission accomplished. So, here's to growing in our faith together in 2025!