First one.. here we go!

Hi Everyone!

I am completely new to this. I have never blogged before. However, I have completely fell in love with the idea of blogging. Let's hope that this idea is as beautiful in real life! I haven't quite decided what the purpose of this blog is. Mostly, to update and give insight on what is going on at the Ingman household. Due to the fact that I recently have gone through some serious life changes including: finishing college, getting married, owning my first home, and moving to a new city, I decided that some processing was also important. I am hopeful that this will also help me stay connected with all of my truly missed friends and family from Seattle to Boise, whom I feel so far away from.

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I can't believe how hard it was for me to decide on a name for this blog. I knew that I wanted it to be centered on God but also have to do with me and this life that I live. I once heard a talk on how people are like clay pots. We are meant to be molded, shaped, and sculpted in to who God intends us to be. However, so many times when we get a 'scratch' or 'crack' we try to paint over it or mend it before anyone sees it in fear that someone will judge us. We try to take our pots' shape in to our own hands. I began to think about how beautiful it would be if we didn't cover things up. If instead, we walked around exposed, REAL, and humbled by our errors and the mistakes we had made but had also learned from. What a different world that would be?


There is a verse that I always like to remind myself of: 
"O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand" Isaiah 64:8


When God gives us an analogy, I can't help but think that we should look at it more in depth. I wish that I knew more about pottery or had at least done it. However, during a quiet time while I was studying the book of Isaiah, I wrote a few words that came to mind about the relationship between the potter and the clay. In conclusion, I have found that God intends to hover over his creation, centering us, shaping us, restore us from collapse, and transform us in ways that we thought never possible. Thus, resulting in my title for this blog. I want to be 'nothing but clay' for the work of God's hands to have at me!


I am so excited to share this new adventure with whoever dares to read this.