New Name and New Look

It's the end of the year.  It's a time of year of reflecting on the past year and focusing on the year to come.  For me personally, 2013 has not exactly been a headlining year.  Nothing major has happened, good or bad and I still have yet to accomplish some of the big goals I have set for myself.  In other words, I'm not sad 2013 is over. 

One goal I have set myself for the new year is to research, write, and use social media more.  I am on Twitter more and I am really enjoying the information that you can obtain in a single sitting, as well as sharing great articles on relationships, singleness, and my faith (you can follow me @kelliemk2).  One thing to help obtain that goal is to improve the look of this blog.  One of the ways to do that is to have the name match the URL.  Though the phrase "Such a time as this" is dear to my heart, I believe it is more of a personal statement rather then a name to write under. 

"My Heart of Clay" is a phrase that was inspired by Jeremiah 18:1-6.

"The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: ² “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” ³ Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. ⁴ And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. ⁵ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ⁶ “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!"

These verses bring me comfort.  Knowing that the difficult process of life is not an easy one, but it can turn out beautiful.  The greatest comfort in these verses though, is that God, the creator of the universe, takes care of me and that He has a plan and when it comes down to it, the best place in the universe is to be in His hands.

Though I have already received some bumps and bruises in this adventure called life, I know it's really only the beginning.  There is much more molding to take place, more heartache, as well as accomplishments, and then so much more that only God knows.  So now that 2013 is over, take a look back but only to learn from it.  It's time to move forward and though we never know what to expect, the Potter has some great plans ahead and He will always protect us and loves us.  Happy New Year!