Understanding Me

Crazy enough, I am the only JuliaAnne Marie Cook walking the earth right now. While I know that some experiences in my life are not as unique as I am, I know without a doubt that some are. But the even crazier part to that knowledge is that even through my own unique happenings, the lessons learned can help way more people than just myself- and that's where you come in!
 I feel like I am growing up so fast- my innocent naivety is fading away and I am actually having real, adult, life experiences. As a young kid, I was always frustrated when giving talks in church and the only life examples of hardships I could come up with were petty to anyone over the age of 12. My mom grounded me for not doing the dishes, I lost my favorite stuffed animal, my friend since Kindergarten ditched me for the new girl at school. I wanted to be grown up so bad and would yearn to have a plethora of incredible stories under my belt. I was always more comfortable talking with adults than gabbing about dumb drama with other tween-age kids. I know, I know, I was weird.
But I have learned that even though some experiences are common to just about everybody, the way I share them is completely idiosyncratic to my own interpretation. So, in my unique point of view based on the unique experiences and development of my own self, let me share my life with you.

I am a naturally shy person. You know, the kind that blushes at every public invitation, transforming into a red tomato in front of everyone? Ya, that's me. I hate how terrible I am at speaking off the cuff and giving public presentations. It's like my vocabulary suddenly shrinks to five words- I'm spitting out "uh" "like" "well" and  "basically" while I watch words that should be following, fly out the window. Thankfully along with that discovery, I have learned to use my way with words on paper. And this screen, your screen, has just become my paper.

I tend to have some really random thoughts which I can hopefully morph into an understandable post for your entertainment every know and then, but I also am learning to become more in-tune with what the Lord is trying to teach me today. Heaven knows, I am like a leaf in the wind right now, not sure where the ground is or what direction I am even floating in. Back and forth, up and down, 100 miles-an-hour to a sudden halt as I hit an obstacle. Imagining that? Yup, that's how I feel right now!

Over the course of my blogging career, hopefully what I choose to share can help you find a silver lining behind a trial or bring a smile into your day. A rude awakening has come to me this year that I was never meant to do things all on my own. I believe that experiences are meant to be shared with the people around you because you never know what they will take away from it and how it can positively impact someone else. That's why we were given mouths to speak and blogs to write! Duh...