Who I Am-Why I’m Here

I am, first and foremost, a child of God, then a wife, mom, daughter, sister, and friend. I have wanted to start a blog for several years now and could never think of a name for it. Nothing that I ever came up with seemed to fit “me” and what I was looking to have my blog be about.

This year, while going through some pretty difficult times, as I was seeking the Lord, He very clearly gave me a name for the blog….The Journey of a Pearl. There is a two-fold meaning to the name and as soon as God put it on my heart, I knew it was the one!

The first part comes from how a pearl is formed. It starts with an irritant, or parasite that enters the oyster, mussel, or clam. The defense mechanism of the creature that it enters is to secrete a substance called “nacre” over and over to completely coat the irritant until, over time, it becomes the beautiful pearl that we all know as a gem.

The second part that makes this so personal to me, is that my middle name is Pearl. My grandparents used to call me Pearl Girl and my mom still does. As I contemplated the name of this blog, I realized that it fits what I had envisioned perfectly. My life journey has taken me through many good times, and also some difficult times. I started out as a sinner and over time, God has been molding me layer by layer, and making me into who I am and who He wants me to be, so that some day, as long as I continue to abide in Him, I will emerge a beautiful Pearl.

As I walk through this journey that we call life, I would like to share through this blog my insights, my failures, and my inspirations. I desire, through my honesty and transparency, for everyone that reads this to be able to see that they are not alone when they are going through something, whether good or bad, and that there are more people out there that understand what you are going through than what you think. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.