I'm Going 'Home'

Today I find myself waiting for my mail to catch up with me. Two days before my decision to step out in faith, I had realized my bank card was missing so I had ordered a new one only to leave the town it was to arrive in. Along with it, I was notified that my award from the company I market for had been drop shipped the day I left. When I arrived on the island, I put in a request to have those items forwarded. It has now officially been one week since that request went in so chances are good that all my mail could hit today! If that happens, we'll begin the next phase of our journey, heading back home to Indiana.

Thinking of 'home', makes me think of my final destination, which makes me think of one of my favorite songs by Chris Tomlin "Home".  One of the things I do love about my life today is knowing that I am free and that my chains are broken. For so long I believed that I had blown it so badly that I had nothing of value to give. If you have ever felt like this or felt like there is not point in living, I beg you to grab a copy of my true life trilogy in either print or ebook format. I know it will open your eyes up to the tactics of the evil one. That alone is priceless, but it is my prayer that it also opens your eyes up to just how much God loves you and allows you to also experience freedom from guilt. It is my prayer that I am a mighty soldier in God's army helping my fellow brothers and sisters find the path to abundant living. It is my belief that since God called me forth to share my story to fulfill that life long dream.

If I gave all the details of my daily life, I believe most of you would be flabergasted that I truly love my life, but I do. My life is not easy and I promise you I live through incredible battles and storms, but today I live through them knowing that I am going to come out on the other end with my faith increased. I believe this is the result of the promise of God that what the enemy means for harm, He will use for good.

Baby steps is kind of how I got to where I am today and much of this walk is covered in my book. I am not blessed because I am a good person, far from it! I would be willing to put my money on the truth that you and I have something in common in the ways of regrets over our past. That is the beauty of reading this book of mine, it just might release you from all of that! What a gift that would turn out to be, eh?

It is hard for me to believe that it is already going on 11 AM here. The day goes super fast on this island! While I will miss the constant sound of horse hooves and bike bells, I am looking forward to getting behind the wheel of my car and beginning the next phase of  my faith journey. Be blessed today my friends, but more importantly, be a blessing, let your light shine and help others find their own way back home. 

Living on Faith Alone!

It has been forever and a day . . . well, more like a couple of months since I last blogged. The main reason for that would be that I was a campground host at Guanella Pass in Colorado for half the summer. Part of the position came with a free camp site but my amenities were nothing more than a hole in the ground for my sewage line!

My own personal cell phone barely worked which cracked me up since cell phone commercials often show someone climbing a mountain in order to get better service. As far as internet went, there was zilch. In order to submit my college assignments I would have to drive 25 miles down the mountain into the nearest town, turn on my hot spot and get everything that I had managed to accomplish loaded up.

One might wonder how I ended up in such a position; in a nutshell, it was in a final attempt to save my 13 year relationship with the father of my 6 youngest children. He kept claiming that if we just got back into the mountains all would be well. This turned out to not be the solution. My grandmother has since commented that she hopes I cling to all the things he said to me over this summer instead of falling prey to the things I wish were true. This brings me to a reminder that Jesus cautioned us about in Matthew 12:34, what is in the heart will spill out of the mouth sooner or later.

"You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. (Matthew 12:34)

I have to admit if it weren't for my understanding of who I am in Christ and knowing how God sees me, Mike's words could have been detrimental to my life. In the end, with the way not only his words but his actions played out, I was forced to make the decision to step out in faith, crossing 6 states to hang out in Mackinac Island for a momentary reprieve in order to gather my steam and get my focus back.

I cannot begin to tell you how crazy my journey was. I left with only $436.00 to my name and by the grace of God I arrived 8 days later at the dock with the same amount of money. When Jesus tells us not to worry about things because our heavenly Father knows all our needs before we even ask, he means it! Not only was I gifted actual money, people blessed my children with drinks, snacks and even meals. He put a backyard mechanic in my path that fixed my overheating issues. The journey was amazing but the best thing about it is that my children witnessed faith in action.

I have no idea what tomorrow will bring, but I am certain of this, "God loves me immensely!"

For those in life who are falling victim to negative words being spoken into your life, I encourage you to venture into the word of God, discover the armor He has provided and prepare for the battle we all face in this world. The evil one is real and his one mission is to destroy you. That was never God's plan. I could go on and on about the truths I have discovered in his word, and in a way that is exactly what I did in publishing my life story ~ if you are in the midst of surviving but not thriving today, purchase a copy in print or ebook and begin living an abundant life today!

Wendy Glidden

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