Grace Unfolding - Part One

     Grace. What is grace? No, not the grace that you say at the dinner table but true grace. Grace by definition is this: 1.) -the exercise of love, kindness or goodwill; disposition to love, benefit or serve another.  2.) -the divine favor toward man; the undeserved kindness or forgiveness of God; divine love or pardon.  3.) -Beauty, physical, intellectual or moral; easy elegance of manors; perfection of form.
     Grace is big. It holds so much in its definition but even more so when it becomes an action. The past month has given me a whole new perspective on grace and its true meaning in action. For myself, I strive to be a woman of grace. But it's more then that. It's not about being a woman of grace. It's about being a grace filled woman. No longer striving to be a woman of grace but allowing the grace of Christ to take root in me and allowing that grace to shine through. Living that grace daily, no matter what circumstances or challenges lay before me. This is what the events of the past month have shown me. How to recognize grace as it unfolds in front of you.
     Now the story of unfolding grace.
     Some history first. 2012 brought our family some life changing events. We met these events head on and moved through them making constant adjustments. By the end of 2014 things were looking good. The beginning of 2015 brought us signs that things might not be going our way and by the first signs of Spring 2015 we knew our family would be repeating the events we lived in 2012. Bringing us to the month of April and when my writings all but ceased. Until the past few weeks I have not felt any stirrings of thoughts able to be put into words. I've been quite messy in my head and heart until now. Unfolding Grace.............