It has been an interesting week... and the new blog

This has been the longest I have gone without blogging.  Really, it doesn't seem like that long but I usually have blogged 5 or 6 days a week.  After my HEB experience and realizing I needed to get back to the basics of what I want to get out of my blog, I decided to retire Texasknittery.  Mariesa's Road seems more fitting.  Reading through past blogs, I realized that this has been a road, a journey.  I am still figuring out where this journey and road leads.

I can say that I live my life fully and totally to honor and serve God.  The more I think about it as I have grown and changed over the years, almost everything I do, I do to honor God.  For instance, I participate in Praise Band at our church.  Praise Band is fun for me.  It has given me the opportunity to use my musical skills in a way that I can worship.  I know there are people out there that consider playing or singing in church as a performance.  Definitely not for me.

In talking with Pastor this week, we were talking about my blog and other things as it relates to my spirituality.  He asked why I blog.  Hmm, interesting question.  The more I think about it and wonder, I think I have always been a really public person.  I probably, in my lifetime, have been an over-sharer.  I definitely don't share for my ego.  On the contrary, from my blog, I have gotten into a lot of deep meaningful conversations about life and faith, struggles and concerns.  Often in the ministry we are asked how we share our faith with others.  I think very simply that this blog is becoming a way I can share my faith with others.

An updates on my book reading -- I have chosen 2 books that I am going through on prayer.  I had so many great recommendations and am researching all of those books as well.  The two books I am reading were on my shelf and have been mocking me.  Knowing that I needed to save some money this month, I decided they would be a great choice.

One is "Wonder, Fear and Longing; A book of prayers" by Mark Yaconelli.  This is a book that uses different forms of prayer to help people get into the habit of prayer.  We live such hectic lives that it is sad that we have to have a book teach us to have a relationship with God, but it is nice to have such a book.

The other is "Enjoy the Silence; A 30 day experiment on listening to God" by Maggie and Duffy Robbins.  This book bases your prayer on the Lectio Divina in your relationship with God.

Both are simple books that I will definitely be recommending to anyone who wants to learn more about silence and prayer.