Welcome to Week 1 of

The Loft ~ A Wednesday Link-Up!

Come on up!!

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You will find my Week One post and the linky tool at the bottom, but first, may I remind you how The Loft Link-Up works?

The Loft is a place for conversation, community, networking, and Christian growth.

Each week we provide a topic to start the conversation.Then, Wednesday morning at 5am EST, the link goes live, and for 5 glorious days you can link up your post on that week’s topic. The linky will close at 5pm EST on Monday.

Each week’s gathering will be much like a group of friends sitting around a table at a coffee shop having a chat about a specific topic. So it will be at The Loft. Please make sure the post you link-up pertains to the chosen topic of the week. We’ll have fun topics, serious topics, practical, soul-ful, holiday, and so, so much more…we can’t wait to get started! This is not only a great way to connect with others, it’s also a fun and easy way to establish a writing habit. If you aren’t a blogger, you are welcome to join in by leaving your comments in the comment section.

Listening is a lost art. Especially in the blogosphere where everyone wants to be heard. At The Loft, we know that listening is rewarding and rich… surprisingly so. Please do not link and run. For every link you leave, please visit at least two other links.

To Participate:

1. Be creative. Feel free to use words, photos, video, audio, your family pet, whatever, to communicate on the weekly topic.

2. Listen twice as much. If you leave one link, visit two.

3. Be a community. Include #TheLoft graphic and/or hashtag in your post and social media so we can find each other.

4. Write like Jesus would write. We are a Christian link-up. Offensive or inappropriate posts will be deleted. No questions asked.

5. Be pertinent. Our heart is to build community and intimacy, and our means to do that is to build each link-up around a single topic. Please make sure your post is on topic.

When you link up at The Loft, your link will appear on two blogs! We’d love for you to visit The Loft co-hosts and know who we are:

Leah
Ruth

June 10th Topic: “The Place I Call Home” (tell us about the place you call home…either where you currently live or where you grew up. What makes the place you call home unique and special to you? Pictures are a great way to share!)

I hope you will plan to join us each week at The Loft

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Today’s Topic: “I Am…..”

I Am……. Leah

I Am……

…..a Jesus-lovin’ girl from the mountains of North Georgia.

……recovering from turning 50, and finding that it wasn’t so bad after all. Good grief, I’ll soon be 51!

…..married to my dentist…a man of character, perseverance, faithfulness, and a funny wit.

….. called ‘Mom’ by two adult children…neither of which came from my body, but both of whom reside in my heart.

…..a speaker, an author, a daughter, a pharmacist, a mentor, and a lover of books.

…..sometimes full of fear at the thought of trying new things. I am a perfectionist, control freak that way.

…..the ‘prodigal’ who knew Jesus, walked away, then was drawn back by His faithful love.

…..a small group Bible study leader and mentor to young women.

…..passionate about the power of the Word of God to change lives and hearts.

…..learning to navigate the waters of incredible losses over the past year.

…..one who walked the path of anorexia in my earlier years. I might still struggle with seeing myself as ‘fat’ occasionally.

…..crazy about bread and dessert. (perhaps this has something to do with the previous ‘I am…’. Just sayin’!

…..full of memories of my grandparents’ wood stove, feather beds, Lawrence Welk television program, and Vicks’ Vapor Rub smeared beneath my nose when I couldn’t breath.

…..adamant that every cook needs more cast iron skillets than they can count on one hand.

…..the tool that God used to write two Bible studies and one devotion book. Amazed that He did.

…..a woman who often feels like she is NOT ENOUGH, but knows that IN CHRIST she is MORE THAN ENOUGH.

I am Leah…Captured by Grace.