Prelude

I have typically found that a lot of people are taken back when it comes to discussing their spirituality, or religion as spirituality is generally categorized.  I don't like the word religion, because it is not about doing things just to 'do them,' it is about relationship.  If my husband was a robot and just went through the motions daily, no dialogue, no conversation, just the same phrases/motions every day well first of all, we would NOT be married, second of all, it would not be a relationship, it would merely be one way- LOL.  Our relationship with God is supposed to be the same way...not focused on what the world calls religion, but rather focusing on getting to know Him, He already knows us full well.  He wants nothing more than for a relationship with his sons and daughters.  In fact, at church this past weekend (http://www.northridgechurch.com/) spirituality was defined by our senior pastor, Brad Powell, (click here for his personal blog: http://bradpowellonline.com/) as conecting our spirit with our creator and his Son Jesus Christs spirit.  In order to connect, there must be a relationship.  We ALL know how to have relationships.  Sometimes they are good, sometimes they are bad (at fault by us, the humans, not him the perfect being) and that is ok.  I have found through lots of different trial and errors that He always meets us where we are.  If we have the faith of a mustard seed (Matthew 17:20) and a mustard seed is pretty friggin small...He is still willing to work with our worked up selves :)  Just imagine, that if you have faith the size of an elephant (compared to a mustard seed....pretty big) How He will work in your life!
Ok, so with that said let me explain this prelude.  I have no idea who, if anyone, will ever read this blog.  Those who know me best, already know what to expect and know my heart and motives when it will come to any kind of 'spiritual moment' entry.  Those who don't... well then, this note is for you.
We live in a fallen world, one where we are more concerned with being politically correct and pleasing or non-offensive to others than voicing our opinion, and/or truth about the one topic in this world that affects every single one of us whether we accept it, want to believe, get it, embrace it, like it or not.  We (many of us) think, I better not update my Facebook status, or tweet anything regarding my religion because I may offend someone.  What will people think...if they know the real me?  Really?  I mean, Really?  Who cares!  Who is our audience after all!  (Shout out to my princess posse if they are reading, I say this all the time *smile*)
Let's be real, no one gets out of life alive.  We all eventually die.  So, isn't that grounds to discuss a matter such as this?  Isn't that enough ground to get excited about it?  Isn't that enough to tell others what we learned?  Isn't that enough to do a little dance?  We can dance when our favorite team scores a touchdown (...not much of that going on in Detroit, luckily I'm a Cowboys fan! Simmer for those who have jokes on the Cowboys!) but we can't jump up and down when we receive a special blessing?  We can fight and lobby to save the dolphins (...don't worry, I too love the dolphins),  or support our favorite politician- make buttons, campaign signs, make donations big and small, we can fight to keep our emissions low to help global warming, buy organic, buy local ETC. but we can't or won't talk about saving HUMAN lives?  I will never fully get that.  Ok, I guess I can say, I'll never abide by that because look, I get it.  I already said, we live in a broken world.  People are hurt, confused, angry, desperate for answers and sometimes the easiest way 'out' is to just ignore it.  Pretend we don't exist in a world that was created by something.  Even evolutionist can't explain where the original 'thing/animal' came from.  Big Bang?  Pa-lease.  But honestly, I get it, we are humans, we have emotions- we are hurting.  We all have a desire to want to stand for something.  You better stand for something, or you might fall for anything.  Now, I'm not saying it is bad to believe in specific causes that are close to our hearts.  I think that is a necessity.  I personally am an organic loving, non-vaccinating all at the same time kind of MOM.  I'm simply stating why is it ok to openly feel so strongly about these issues rather than the one that determines all of our fate.  Remember...no on gets out alive.  We don't hear people at the dinner or cocktail party saying "How dare you walk the 3-Day walk in support of fighting breast cancer" or "I really don't think we should support locally made products"...so why not look at our relationship the same way?  I don't mean to come across cocky, but I am confident that my God is living and true.  How?  Well you'll just have to follow to find out, I'm sure I'll share testimonies.  The Bible is not some ancient fairy tale, it is still truth and applicable towards our lives today.  We may not have fig trees in our back yard or Ox's to offer as sacrifice...but that was applicable in 'those days'.  Today, He shows us many new ways of application to the same word that Daniel, Noah, Matthew, Mark, Luke & John knew about.  TRUST ME when I say....you can NOT make this stuff up.  :-)

Voice of a Princess?

No, not like Kate Middleton although I don't mind if you brew a cup of tea and pretend that I have a British accent.  That might make the blog a bit more fun anyway- LOL!   The title Voice of a Princess is inspired by my passion (some might conclude obsession) of loving our creator, our God, our Father who is King of Kings.  If he is a King, and he is indeed my father (he created me per Psalm 139:13-14)  then certainly I am a princess!  I really have no clue what I am doing creating a blog, I am not a 'tech' person, I can not spell to save my life (Toledo Public schools I tell you....) and sometimes I have a hard time putting to words what I feel.  BUT I really feel that sometimes when I get going, when I'm fired up,  I am lead by the spirit and can come up with some stuff I look back and go "where the heck did that come from?"  The answer was previously stated...lead by the spirit.  So, I am willing to give the blogging world a try, I am sure it will consist quite a bit of  throwing it at the wall to see if it sticks.  Learned and practiced that well in my Quicken days.  Some entries may slide down like water leaving no real impact, some may be bold and bright like when you walk by you just can't miss it!  I was never really one to journal in my younger, less mature days, but then a few years ago I found that I had a bunch of random notebooks, journals with scattered thoughts all over the place.  I wanted to document things to help me remember life as it passed me by.  I swear I often have temporary amnesia.  There are days I walk into a room and go "what was I coming in here for?"  I know, we all do this.  There are days that are rough and I have temporary amnesia of how good the previous day was.  There are days that just R-O-C-K but that dang amnesia gets in the way....I look back in hindsight wishing I had documented the every detail.  Why?  Because on those off days, those tough days, those days where it is snowing in mid April (wth?!) I need something to remind me that Life is still good.  God is good all the time, all the time, God is good.  If God is good, then life is good too.  It is what we make it.  That amnesia just doesn't always let me think this way.  I try my best to be a glass half full rather than half empty kind of princess but...we all have days. 
SO game plan....come up with a documentation of my chaotic thoughts.  Organize it from my yellow 5 subject binder into some sort of 21st century journal AKA a blog.  Have hopes that me living my life out loud via cyber space may make someone laugh (especially if you are still reading this with a British accent), make a family member smile at a Kaylee story, may inspire someone to get to know their creator a little bit more than they already do, that this blog may be therapeutic for the writer (me!), that it may be passed on in a documented kind of way to my descendants so they know their heritage.  When Kaylee is older and she throws something at the wall and it sticks like Glue (yes, I'm a Sugarland lover by heart!) she can easily say I get that from  my momma ;) 
Don't worry if you are reading this and you are thinking "Oh gosh, here she goes on her Jesus lovin escapade"  Yes, I wear shirts that read "Jesus is my homeboy" and my relationship with my homeboy takes first precedent over everything else in my life...but this organization of chaos will consist of many different aspects.  I have a ginormous bucket list, I like to think (although my husband disagrees) that I can have a sense of humor at times, I take life very serious, but I like to have fun at the same time and let things loose when needed.  I may share recipes, ask for recipes, I may share funny moments (trust me, in my world there is always something), I am SURE I will share mommywood stories, and I may make some commentary about celebrities or a good TV show- I heart Bethany Frankel and The Bachelor <3

After all, this is my voice.  If you are like me and find yourself with nothing better to do (the laundry, work, workout, cleaning can all wait....) then to take a break from your own real world & would rather read up on others life stories than this is just the place for you!

Much Love....
Princess KK