I’m Coming Clean - No More Anonymity
Each year, about this time, I spend some time reflecting on my past journey. I’ve been blogging for about 5 1/2 years now, so that gives me a lot to reminisce about. My blog world has been largely public over that time span - between our family blog, my church blog, my work blog, and this new place. But there is a portion of my blogging that has been held private… until today.
Five years ago this month I began a blog called “My Inward Journey.” At the time we were serving in a church in Coffeyville and in the midst of a big transition in our lives. We had been feeling like God was telling us that our time there was drawing to a close, but we had no idea of where or when we’d be moving on in our journeys with Him. He had also been bringing a lot of clarity and conviction about a new way of doing church that neither one of us had experienced up to that point in our lives. All that we had known and all that we were familiar with was about to change. The uncertainty of what was ahead made it a very difficult time for us.
As with many (if not most) of those in ministry positions, I really didn’t have anyone but Andrea to talk to about the struggles I was facing in the midst of this transition time. I was blessed to have a wonderful relationship with our friends and fellow ministers at the church and shared much over that year about what I was feeling. But there were struggles that I really only shared with Andrea as we experienced the ebb and flow together.
Those circumstances led me to begin blogging at My Inward Journey. It provided a much needed outlet of getting what I was feeling out into the open. I did it anonymously, though. Part of the reason was because I wanted complete freedom to be able to say what I wanted and needed to say without worrying about someone I knew reading it. Part of the reason was that I knew that our current church at the time could take things out of context and misunderstand not knowing the complete journey that we had been on even before I began the blog.
I’ve sat in silent anonymity for these five years - every so often going back and re-reading the journey; every now and then going back and adding a few more thoughts.
I don’t know if anyone would even be interested in this part of what has made me who I am today. It is a reading that takes me at the very least an hour to walk through all 38 entries each time I do. Maybe there are some who can identify and find encouragement along the way.
My Inward Journey
http://www.myinwardjourney.com
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Kenneth shared their voice on 02.07.2009:
Glad you came clean. I haven’t finished reading through it all yet, but I will. I love hearing your heart as you were moving in a new direction that God had placed in you. I absolutely love that the status quo isn’t enough for you. Funny because I remember some of this time from an outside perspective and wondering what all you were thinking. Can’t wait to continue reading through your journey (and hopefully add a few new wrinkles to your current journey) but want to take it in pieces so that I can really process your story. Love you guys and thanks again for coming clean and sharing your story.