Bible Study Girl Turns One Year Old

Today marks one year that I have been blogging.  Biblestudygirl.com is one year old!!!  365 days.  12 months.  52 weeks. 8,760 hours.  And what a year it has been.  Ya’ll have buckled in and ridden through so many ups and downs with me.  I am truly grateful.

As I was brainstorming ideas to celebrate this occasion, I decided to check and see which blog was read by the most people throughout the past year.  One stood head and shoulders above the rest.  Although “Empty Seat at the Table” was published on October 4, 2019, it remains the most read blog on the website.  In that blog, I grapple with forgiveness in the face of tragedy.  Apparently, many people were intrigued by the struggle.  Maybe because they identify with feelings of unforgiveness.  Maybe they were just pulled in by the picture that accompanied the blog.  No matter the reason, it has clearly resonated with a lot of folks.

When I hit publish on that first blog post one year ago, I had so much fear.  My heart was beating so fast, but I decided that I needed to just do it.  I am so glad that I pushed past that fear and started on this journey.  Listen, it has not been easy.  There have been many days that I stared at the computer and it stared right back at me.  I have written blogs on an airplane and in the mountains.  I have typed entries into my phone while riding in a car.  I have typed blogs while hiding in my childhood bedroom to maintain the publishing schedule.  I have sacrificed and prioritized so that I could be a woman of my word.  So that I could do the work that I was called to do.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to go the website to see what I am up to.  The past year has gone by in a flash.  God has used this blog to challenge me, change me, and grow me.  I am a better version of the woman that I was when this all began.  I hope and pray that pieces of my story, really pieces of my heart, pull others closer to Christ.  I pray that you can look past the ugly and complicated parts of me and see a God that loves all humanity.

This year has not been all about me though. I have welcomed you into my family and pulled on others to share pieces of their stories too. I introduced you to Bible Study Mama, Bible Study Brother, and Bible Study Cousin. You got to hear from my BSG’s. You hear tales of the cutest cat on earth, Fitzgerald. You also were treated with a week of accounts of gratitude from my friends and family. I am beyond thrilled that they were willing to be open and vulnerable.

What does the next year of biblestudygirl.com hold?  Your guess is as good as mine.  I will continue to be faithful to this assignment until the Lord says otherwise.  I will continue to offer pieces of my life as an example that a saved life is not a perfect life.  This year has taught me that I am certainly a girl with something to offer the world.  I hope that you feel inspired to share your faith walk with those that you encounter on a day-to-day basis. You never know how your story will impact someone’s life. #wepreach

P.S. Enjoy the slideshow of just a few of the special moments that have been the subjects of blogs this year.