Of Humble Beginnings

For some time now, I have often contemplated creating a blog. "Contemplated" is the key word...because I did nothing about it. Just recently, the thought of starting a blog was pressing my mind more than ever. I tried to think of many reasons for NOT giving in to blogging. "I'm not the most eloquent writer. I don't have time for a blog, do I? What if I don't keep up with it? What if no one wants to read my blog? What if people do read my blog, and see how weird I am?! What if I misspell a simple word, and people judge me!!!???! ". Those were just a few of my setbacks, and they were just enough to convince me to not go through with it. A few days later, I logged on to lds.org to get in some extra spiritual nourishment for the day. Upon scrolling down the homepage, I saw the heading of an article that said "Creating Your Own Blog".

I scrolled past it with haste, wanting to forget that I even saw it! I didn't need to read it, right? I could be much more spiritually uplifted reading an Elder Holland talk, and I needed to find one, quick! In the search bar, I tried to type out "Holland" but as my fingers moved with speed, I hit the "u" button after the "h" (the "h" which was meant for Holland of course). I noticed my typo right away, but as I tried to fix it, this "h-u" in the search bar brought up the first matching word..."Humility".

Another slap to the face! What does it mean to be humble? I once read a quote by Ezra Taft Benson that said "Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right." Wait, was I somehow being prideful? I was just thinking of why I shouldn't go through with creating a blog. Seeing it the way I understand things! I was right!

...And there was my problem. I was being prompted to do something, and wouldn't listen. I was leaning unto my own understanding, and not trusting in the Lord, and his little promptings. And if I've learned anything yet in my life, I've learned that it is by trust and faith that we can drown out all the little "but, what if"s about life, no matter how great or small.

Maybe I just think too much, but what a great little lesson about humility!

I decided to go back and read the "Creating Your Own Blog" article, since I had no idea how to do so! Turns out, reading that little article uplifted me more than I would have imagined, and inspired me to uplift others in my own writings.

So this is my blog...of humble beginnings! The title of this blog has a very important meaning to me! It is by the small and simple things that great things are brought to pass. The small tender mercies of the Lord are beautiful miracles that remind us that we are children of God. Sometimes the craziness of life can leave me feeling very small, and maybe a little too simple. But remembering that I am a child of God, and that everyone I meet is a child of God, gives me hope that great things are to come! The small and the simple is beautiful! Life is beautiful! So here is to a journey of finding joy in the small and simple things!

-Nicole :)