Ch-ch-chan-ges...Can you hear it? Yes, you can blame me if that jingle is stuck in your head for the rest of the day... I have been playing with the idea of renaming my blog for awhile. I didn't have a specific purpose in mind for Exceedingly Abundantly when it began. I was surprised by how much I enjoy blogging and that there are people out there, many of whom I've never met personally but now consider friends, who actually want to read about the happenings in our family or the day-to-day thoughts of a mom who most certainly does not have it all together.
I had a couple of things come up related to my blog that impressed me to make some changes. One was to more carefully protect the identity of my family and the other was to give it a new name. I sometimes pray about weird things so I asked God to give me the new moniker. Something that describes who we are as a family and what God has done and continues to do in our lives.
After batting around all sorts of options, some that were really lame and some that were already taken, it came to me. In the middle of a really bad morning when all I could cry out was "Lord, I need your grace today!"
And A House FULL of Grace was born. It fits for two reasons. One because we most definitely need an extra measure of His grace in the midst of our chaotic and crazy days, and two because, the truth is, with five teeny weenies living inside these four walls, we definitely lean towards being a house FULL!
To welcome you, and as a way of saying 'thanks for sticking with us' I'll be doing a giveaway this week. We love The Vision Forum for it's incredible Bible-based, family-focused resources. You can find out who they are by clicking through the link on my sidebar. And if you leave a comment any time this week, I'll enter you for a DVD drawing to take place on Friday at noon Pacific Time (which gives all you Easterners a few extra hours!) .
So, thanks for joining us here at A House FULL of Grace. We're excited for our new adventure and hope you'll enjoy it too!
10 comments:
I love the new look and name for the blog. I did check out the Vision Forum -- was wondering if you guys had the All-American Boy Adventure Catalog? Looks interesting. Anyway, glad to be able to connect with you and looking forward to hearing of all the many wonderful things God has instore for you and your beautiful family. Big hugs!
Yay-you're up and running☺ I love the look and the new name. Should I "unfollow" your old blog?
Great job on the new blog. Love the design and the title. You know I'll be a regular reader in your corner of the world!!
Lovin the new blog...well I loved the old one as well...I love that you keep pointing me to the Savior of our souls who is more than able to do exceeding more than we could even think to ask for...
I love Vision Forum as they has been a beacon for telling the truth in ways you NEVER hear the world do. Keep on Keepin on Sara...and we'lll walk along together!
Love,
C~
Hello! Well done. It is good to see you so passionate aboput your new blog. I am very glad that I found you, and will eagerly follow you now more than ever! Love
Looks Great!
Blessings,
Brandie
What a lovely new place to come and visit!! I just know it is going to be as wonderful, inspirational and uplifting as your last place!! And I adore your Numbers verses on your comment page - I am not sure if it's a Northern Irish thing, but we call that the Aaronic Blessing and we sing it at the end of our services in church!! A great little touch of home for me then every time I leave a comment!! Lots of love and prayers coming your way Team Somma!!!
Fiona x x x
Love the new name and the new look! You know that I will be following you.
Have a great week!
I was blessed by your sweet words today. Keep it up!
Hi Sweet Sara!!
Love all you said about the "why" of your new blog name...it so fits!!
The blog looks great, and I'm sure will be a blessing as usual!!
Praying for all that concerns you!!
Love 'n hugs,
Becky
Love the look and feel of your new blog!
Just wanted to stop in and say hi from Sarah Mae's Motivate Me Monday!
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