"The meaning behind the name"
God said he made us from ashes and often times you hear people say the phrase, "from ashes to ashes", but this life is not just about simply living and dying. No, it is so much more than that! It is about everything in between, from the moment you were formed in your mothers womb to the very second you take your final breath, and living in the grace God has so willingly given us!
Once apon a time I was that rebel child with shattering events that took place in my life since I was a small girl. Don't get me wrong, I still go through hard situations, but I look at my life completely different now as an adult. I was reminded that I can have a bad day, but that doesn't mean it's a bad life.
So many times I couldn't figure out why God would "allow" such cruel situations to take over my life and I found myself in a dark place. Even though I found myself pregnant at 17 and it seemed as though my life was turning upside down, it was at my lowest point that I was able to look up and see that from ugly ashes He was pouring out his grace and making me into something beautiful. "You make beautiful things out of the dust, you make beautiful things out of us." -Gungor.
Everyday, I am being made new. Does that mean I won't make mistakes? Heck, just today I made more mistakes than I can count on both my hands and feet, and I didn't even leave the house! But what it does mean is that I don't have to live in the past, or feel guilty about everything I've done wrong in my life. I can look at my beautiful children, my most wonderful husband and loving family and say, thank you God for giving me your grace so that I can live a life full of joy and blessedness.
My blogs mean I get to share with you the up's and down's of this beautifully tragic life God as given me. The struggles & joys of being a wife to a loving soldier and a mommy to two outgoing, messy boys. I get to share with you how I'm being made new everyday no matter what is thrown my way because I choose to live a life through grace.
~xoxo, Shanz
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