All About Rachelle

Hello, Everyone!
First of all, can I say how awkward it is to write a blurb about yourself? Do I write in first person? Do I pretend someone else is writing it? This is Just. Awkward.

I am 27 years old and live in Northwest Arkansas. I have the most magnificent husband and a darling, spunky 1 1/2 year old daughter. My family is my life. I am a pre-k teacher and absolutely love my job. Basically, my life is a fairy tale.

Except for when it isn't. Like the time my dearest father was diagnosed with cancer. Or the time I was diagnosed with the same cancer two years later. There is also the time I almost lost my little brother in a house fire that left my family members scarred, literally and figuratively.

One of the most interesting side affects of going through suffering is that it opens your eyes up to the suffering around you. I can not tell you how many times people would share their hearts and their stories with me, almost always finishing with the phrase, "But that's nothing compared to what you are going through." This phrase broke my heart because these dear people are struggling with waves of tribulation just as consuming as mine, just in different areas of life.

This is why I am writing this blog: to show that throughout one's life, you can experience many different types of pain and heartache, because we live in a messy world. I also hope to show, that no matter how fiercely a storm is raging in your life, if you would just fix your eyes above the waves, you would see God extending His hand, ready to anchor you through the most trying of times.