You Need A Village

        I need a village. I need my village. Not in a homestead type of way, but in a people way. We were not meant to live this life alone. Whatever we are doing,  we need people. God made us to need people. 
       I read this blog post this morning, and here is a part that explained it better than I could . . .

 In our working lives, our social lives, our religious and political lives, we will never be the people God wants us to be if we pretend that we can be and do everything on our own. We need friends, coworkers, families, and churches—and they need us. We flourish not in isolation but unity. -Chad Bird (www.chadbird.com)

        In unity. Together. God has given us all individual gifts and callings on our lives. Each as unique as our fingerprint. Isn't it a bit silly that we think we have to do it alone? To think we are suppose to accomplish these big things by ourselves. We need a village. We need a tribe. People surrounding us with encouragement, and love. Helping us use our gifts for the glory of God.                    Sometimes I believe we don't ask for help due to pride. We let pride take over.  We want the credit. We want to be able to say "look what I did". I know I struggled with that.                                        When I first felt called to start this blog I tried to do it on my own. Comical to think about it now. Not only the computer aspect, but all the writing. After a year or so of writing, I got prideful. I started writing my words and my feelings, instead of letting the Lord lead and guide me on subject matter. Nothing flowed anymore, I couldn't figure it out. The words wouldn't come. That's why if any of you have followed my blog for a while you will see gaps in times where I didn't write. (This is a new format, so the old posts are not here).
        I needed a village. I needed people to help me, love on me, and guide me back to the Savior. I needed my tribe. In order to get what I needed, I had to open up and reach out. I had to be vulnerable. Ooooo, some of us just hate that word don't we? I used to. I felt it was the opposite of strong. Spoiler alert, it's not. 
        So fast forward to present day, and here I am trying my hand at an even bigger task, (I will reveals more on that another time), and already reaching out to others for help and guidance. Because we are all better together. In unity.
        So what are you waiting for? Get to work! Build your village, call your tribe, and complete your mission!