It’s been a bit of a slow start into the new year around here. Last week we had the impending snow storm to talk about and prepare for. If you live in the deep south you know what I mean. 

The snow storm turned out to be more of an ice event in our neighborhood. (And yes, our Christmas decorations are still up! We’re planning to get them down this weekend!)

So it’s been a slow start but I have been thinking about my one-little-word for 2017 …Light-
Something in Ann Voskamp’s book, The Broken Way, has been whispering to me every time I walk through those light filled rooms in my house…

“Sight is only possible if light can break into us”

I can’t get it off my mind and as I turn it over and over, I think; light can come into your soul through a window (your eyes) or a door (your heart)…

But sometimes, for whatever reason, we batten down the hatches and close off those portals of light in our lives.  Before we know it, our world is dark and small and navigating outside of ourselves becomes almost impossible.  We become quite self-focused and closed minded. Then, at least in my experience, something breaks us.

Something crashes through our walls and leaves us aching and vulnerable.

But I take heart when I read Ann’s words…

“Sight is only possible if light can break into us” 

Because you know all the brokenness from last year? All that hurt that shattered the soul? Perhaps those broken places are the exact places that light can break through so we can finally see more clearly – see God more clearly – See our purpose more clearly – see other people more clearly- their hurts, their needs… I pray that today would be a good one for you my friends and I’m asking God to shine light through all of my broken places and maybe yours too- xoxox