Overwhelmed in the Best Way Possible...

If you know me at all, it is not uncommon for me to answer "How are you?" with "Overwhelmed!" I suppose that could be taken a number of different ways. Overwhelmed with things to do, overwhelmed with emotions, ideas, problems,  insights, revelations, plans, fears...the list goes on and on! To be overwhelmed means to "bury or drown beneath a huge mass." Throughout my life there have been people who have tried to dig me out from beneath that huge mass. Ultimately, God rescued me from a world that completely overwhelmed me. Today I am overwhelmed in a totally different way than I was in the past. Instead of being overwhelmed with the pain, the confusion, the duties and the weight of a world full suffering that I felt ill equipped to make a difference in, I am  overwhelmed by the love of God. I am overwhelmed by His goodness, His faithfulness and His ability to communicate with me in such an intimate way. I tend to experience things intensely, therefore I become overwhelmed by my experiences. But my experiences today are a far cry from my experiences five years ago. My hope is that this Blog would be an outlet to those things that overwhelm me in the best way possible.