Who are you?

Not what you do... Not a title... Not what you been told you are... Not what people think you are. But who are you? It's who you are at your core... Maybe it's a title, but it can't just be that.

I am a pastor... but that's not what I am... it's not just a title. When a pastor is WHO you are you're a person that, no matter what, cares about people. It's someone that is ready to help... even if just by listening... sometimes best by just listening. A good pastor is someone that doesn't have an agenda FOR you, but when they're with you, their agenda IS you. How you are, what's going on, how they can laugh with you or cry with you, can they help or do you just wanna hang out? You are NOT a project, but you are loved! As a pastor you're a spiritual leader, but that's just the beginning, not the whole picture.

I'm gratefully broken... I think when that first came to my mind I saw it as a phase in my life... but it's who I am. In the dark and fog, I'm gratefully broken. In the light and joy, I'm gratefully broken. Being so has and does make me who I am. It's also what causes me to change what needs changed. It is the imperfections that are me... and it's the strides that I take to avoid or better those imperfections.

There is more to WHO I am... and the great part about it is that I am continuing to learn it... it doesn't all just come out... you have to search for it... you have to explore and listen and find WHO you are. One of life's many great adventures... and well worth the risk... risk because who you are may not be who you want to be... and that requires a whole other kind of search and adventure... and a different post sometime maybe. :)

I challenge you, take the time to really know WHO you are. Even if you're not a spiritual person, ask God who you are... because it's in HIM that we find these things out.
Feel free to comment on this or leave a comment of WHO you are... I would love to read them!

Gratefully Broken 2.0

When I started this blog I was in a "deeper" and even "darker" place than I am now... and my definition of gratefully broken was very appropriate. I am in a much lighter place now and you know what... the definition is the same. When I started this, I felt that it would be something that would only be for the deep or dark... but gratefully broken isn't just a thing... it's who I am. I am gratefully broken... and that means sometimes things are dark and deep and this is an out that I have... even a cry out for help... but other times it means that in my brokenness I get to share the joys and wonders of life with everyone.

Gratefully Broken 2.0 isn't a different version... just a realization that being gratefully broken is all inclusive and not just how I'm feeling... but who I am. I like that!

I'm back

Didn't really know I was gone... Just haven't thought about blogging lately. But I do enjoy it. I can honestly say things have been going well... in the midst of annoyances... but still really well. I could turn this into a HUGE entry by going on about what has been going on (yes it sounded funny in my head too). But basically I'm back... things are good... and I'll try to post more often.