His Splendor like the Sunrise

I’ve taken a break from writing since September 2014 to really figure some things out. During that time my son has grown older, learned to crawl, walk, run, and climb on the sofa. And I have had many months to truly consider whether I wanted to still blog and write in general or if it was time to take a break from it. The struggle has come from trying to figure out what was right at the time for me and my family, and what God was calling me to in those moments. For the last year I have had little time to pursue my own interests because I have needed to look after the interests of my family and making sure we were all healthy and thriving. I’ve had some minor health issues that needed to be addressed. I had a son who needed my undivided attention. I’ve struggled through depression and feeling purposeless. But now, at this time, I am feeling the call and motivation to pick up my pen again.

I can’t apologize for the long break, I needed it. I can’t promise I won’t ever take a break again, either. I’ve learned that life is more than schedules, plans, and lists. But, I have also learned that I truly enjoy this. I enjoy the research and the writing. Watching words flow across the paper, or screen as it may be, and knowing that I am a channel for God's blessing and that channel takes the form of a blog.

This blog was originally named My Cup Overflows: the name being taken from Psalm 23. Truth be told, I have never really liked the name because it seemed so cliché and obvious, and there were about five other blogs already in existence with that name. When I began posting to this blog back in 2012 I really wanted to just get started so I went with what I knew. Now, over the last several months, I have refined the idea of what this blog will be. I have decided that this is something that I am going to pursue as much as I can, as time and circumstance allow. Therefore, I have changed the name to His Splendor like the Sunrise. The name comes from Habakkuk 3:4 in which Habakkuk calls on God to reveal Himself as in days of old.

I, too, wish to see God’s splendor as regularly and brilliantly as the sunrise. I wish to stand firm in the truth that His glory and splendor will always rise above the horizon and chase the darkness away. I wish to know Him and His word so personally that His glory is ever apparent to me. It’s a difficult task, and life doesn’t make it any easier; but, it is most assuredly a goal worth pursuing. I hope that this space, and the articles posted here will encourage you and help you to know Him more as well. I hope you find yourself drawing closer to Him as you see His heart revealed in Scripture. I hope you too will come to see how amazing and awesome He is and be reminded of His splendor with every sunrise.