New Beginnings

Do you ever have those moments where, you have a really deep desire to do something, but self doubt just completely over takes your thoughts? It could be the most minuet thing, like trying a new recipe, a new hairstyle, a healthier lifestyle, redecorating your home, joining the worship team at church, joining a new life group, STARTING A BLOG?!? That's just my small list :) and satan just creeps his little puny self right on in & says, Who, you? You think YOU can do that? No way. And then he begins to list reasons in your mind as to why you could never accomplish such things. And we start to believe these lies, and we start to look at our past failures & even for me, current failures. And we retreat into our own messed up thoughts about ourselves. Anyone with me?! Can I get a witness out there?! I was at a Celebrate Recovery meeting on Tuesday night, and I kept being reminded of this over & over... Yes, in a lot of instances in life, we cannot do certain things, BUT GOD. He can, he does, he will! My oh my.... I want above all for this Journey I have started today, to be a time that I just share my heart with you. There will be times where there will be light, funny moments. I'll share some Jeremiah moments of course :) I mean come on, the kid is hysterical! But there will be times of struggle in my life, times I will need some accountability. I want this blog to be an open communication zone. Let's face it, who in this crazy world we live in, doesn't need these things? I of course plan to share a lot of recipes. In the last few years, my life has been, oh let's see, chaotic? I've let some things interfere with my well being, and I've let myself go health wise. So after reading the book Wheat Belly, I decided to embark on a new lifestyle of living & eating. Do I think everyone has to follow this lifestyle? Um no, I'm still trying to get my own husband on board! :) But it's what I am doing.

I am prayerfully going into this blog world. I want Christ to be the center of every word I type. I am not a perfect writer, I am not a perfect person. I am Leslie Brooke Engle the First :) I am saved by the Grace of God. I am the wife to Danny Engle for the last 10 years now. I am Jeremiah Lamar's Momma. I'm a lot of other things, but my point is, I'm just Me.

So pray with me, hop on this journey with me! And by all means, interact with me! I want to get to know each & everyone of you so desperately.

I love these words by Bethany Dillon...

You make me beautiful,

you make me stand in awe

you step inside my heart

and I am amazed.

I love to hear you say

who I am is quite enough.

You make me worthy of love

and Beautiful...

{Leslie}