Jordanne's Place

This year for Christmas, my sister gave me a "God box."  It's one of the most touching gifts I've ever received from her before.  It's nothing too fancy--it's just a white box with flowers attached to the top, a seashell on the inside, and a few little Bible verses written on it. It was such an unexpected gift from her, and it really brought me to tears (but naturally I blinked them back so they wouldn't fall--I'm not a big fan of crying in front of others).  Every thing that she put on that box meant something special to me.  The flowers came from my grandmother's sewing room (she passed away in 2006), and the seashell on the inside came from the beach when my sisters, my brother, mama, and I were all together for the last time (my brother was killed in Iraq in September last year). "When your head starts to worry, and your mind just won't rest, put your thoughts down on paper, let God do the rest." Such a simple little box.  I'v...

I'm new to this whole blogging thing, and it will definitely take some time to get used to--so bear with me y'all! This blog wasn't created to step on toes, or to make anyone angry.  This blog wasn't created on some kind of whim, and this blog definitely wasn't created without awkwardness.  This is probably the biggest and boldest step I've ever taken in my faith, and I'm afraid that I'm being thrown into a pack of wolves.  But if I've learned  anything from the countless Bible studies, church services, and books that I've read, sharing one's faith with others is never easy, but if it glorifies God in anyway, then that's the way to go. I've constantly been burdened by the fact that I never share God's perfect words with others, and when opportunity comes, I always (well, almost always) turn it down.  The last Vertical I attended (it's put on by Valdosta State University's Fellowship of Christian Athletes [FCA] at 8pm every...