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Here is the when, the why, and the “what’s impatient grace” of the blog….get ready!! I hope this gives you a big hug and the best seat in the house to get to know my heart for the blog! Grab your favorite blanket, coffee or tea, and snuggle up on the couch (or hammock) and feel at home on our page.

When

The baby version of impatient grace, named common grace, began in my walk with the Lord as He showed himself more and more through analogies that visually pierced my mind. I will share some of those posts throughout the blog. (Or here: https://amberbeall2011.wixsite.com/commongrace ) That was back in 2017 when I was a Junior in College. We know how it goes, I was new to balancing life and the blog slips away to my busy schedule as it does for many. God didn’t stop showing me who He was, I continued to grow, and thinking through analogies and images of who He was. Jump to 2020. The year of change as we all know…..BUT also the year of clarity and vision. I had a bad connotation in my mind about blogs. I found it mainstream and used to get attention or any other judgmental reason not to start a blog. BUT GOD, kept pressing on my heart to write and I wanted to. On top of that, I never spoke about wanting to start a blog out loud (my phone didn’t know :)), then there was a free class on how to get started on my phone. I made the decision to step out of fear of rejection and failure and into opportunity to make the best use of my time and invest in people.

Why

But why, though? What’s the big deal? I have always felt led to teach, either in a classroom, with my family, to freshmen girls in college, share information to possible strangers, you pick. I pray daily for wisdom from God so I can make good decisions and help others too. I have used the name God and Lord a few times already but let me take a moment to explain what I believe and where the information in the blog will be coming from. I believe in God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So when I say God or Lord, I mean the Almighty and Awesome God of the Holy Bible. I want to be sure that with this blog, you know where my heart is coming from and where the information that I give, is living, breathing, and factual with in context of my life. Impatient grace was created to encourage, inspire, uplift, empower anyone willing to listen to see how God is in their everyday life despite the overwhelming imperfections we have. I desire for people to see God easier in their own lives by how He comes in so many ways and give HIM the Glory. My blog is not only for those who already know Jesus. It is for ANYONE, no matter their background or where they are at in their life. We can all relate to each other and no one is ever alone. I chose to write on this platform to talk about pieces of my life that I am clearly broken and need the grace of Jesus!! I will talk about my classroom frustrations and how I see God there, how abundantly He is in my family that needs Him daily, and other everyday aspects of how He overflows my cup with grace!

What’s up with the name?

Impatient grace was named by my husband, Josiah, after I was going on for days trying to find a name that fit the reason behind writing. If you really know me, you know I can get mad at traffic, I like things to be busy and moving. Waiting is possible but not desired, most of the time. That’s where the Impatient in impatient grace comes from. But despite my impatience, God always shows up and gives me grace and teaches me through my brokenness. I’m not perfect, never gonna be. It’s not a secret and I don’t try to hide it. However, turning to the One who is, is far more important than believing I am or trying on my own strength, or hiding behind a mask of perfection. Glory be to God that I don’t have to be!

Did I mention Sunflowers are my favorite. That’s why you see a logo of a sunflower. Previously, there was someone who spoke over me and the first thing they described was a sunflower. There’s a longer story in there I will share sometime later.

Why is it all lowercase? Well, at first it was to be cute or just looked right, but then it reminded me of a first grade classroom where upper and lowercase letters are arbitrary. I want to be like a first grader, hungry to learn and listen to the Teacher in my life. I invite you to do the same with me through, the good, the restless, the sorrows, and pains, the laughs, and cries. Let’s fill up our cups and get started!

LOVE, Amber