Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance.
It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.
~ Colossians 3.23-24

Time has a way of slipping away from me like a river raging after a hard rain. The moments blur into history leaving memories to linger about vying for attention while I spend my days immersed in the Word. The past five years I have been hard at work taking classes, studying Scripture, learning the Biblical languages. It is one of the hardest things I have ever undertaken.

Scripture tells me nothing is impossible with God. And it is true. I know that if I am putting the Kingdom first and praying for Adonai’s will to be done, He will hear me and He will answer me, He will walk with me and He will guide me. a quiet chaos was begun as a way to share my journey with you, show the beauty of Who Yeshua is and why my relationship with Him is the most important thing in my life.

This Pedro Arrupe quote hangs near my desk…

Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of the bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you should spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks you heart and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything.

This covenant relationship I am in decides everything. It is the sole motivation for everything I do; whatever I am doing, I want it to glorify God. And it is not easy. I am human; I am flawed and I am imperfect. My best plans often fall apart and the perfectionist in me seems to always be yelling.

A few months ago I had to make some decisions in order to keep a quiet chaos free. I also wanted to expand from just a blog of my wandering thoughts to create a space for those who wanted deeper study into Scripture. Having no desire to monetize the website with random ads, I made the decision to recreate the website. So I began to learn how to build websites and to be honest, the learning curve was steep. It did not help that I do not excel in this area. I am indebted to the developers who have been generous in uploading Youtube videos so I could learn quickly and without incurring additional cost. At times it has been frustrating and I have had more than my share of anxiety over the entire process. Through my life I have come to realize that hard things are worth doing and perseverance always pays off in the end. This endeavor was no exception.

My goal was to launch the new site on July 20, 2022. And while I have met the deadline to have the website built, there is still a little work left to do. I am having to reformat all my old posts to fit the new theme and it is more time consuming than I had anticipated. So Monday through Friday, I will revert back to maintenance mode to continue that work between the hours of noon and 1pm est. This should keep you from receiving multiple new post e-mail alerts. For now there are a few of my old posts to reread. I was not able to salvage the comments from the old website. So, as you are reading, I would love it if you left a comment on your favorite posts. I would love to hear from you. You can send me a message here.

Mostly, I want to thank you. Thank you for always being here to read the words I write. Thank you for your e-mails and your comments and your patience in my absence. I want to especially thank my mom, my husband, and my friend Shelley who graciously gave up their time to go through a long list of items at my request to make sure everything functioned as it should. They have listened to me be equally excited and anxious, and have encouraged me on as I wrestled with all my decisions.

So this evening I sit here amazed that the moment has arrived and I am able to open the new website to you, my faithful readers.

mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you,
Elizabeth

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