About Nathan
I started this blog in the summer of 2009 to record my thoughts and experiences as a broken hearted bachelor from a failed relationship. Big deal, right? Agreed. This is a pretty common “heartbreak” story to most of us, and isn’t all that unique to what anyone else goes through in life.
Since then, I’ve been on a wild ride that has brought me to a wonderful place where I’ve come to find and marry the love of my life, get fired from one career, only to thrive in another, and most importantly, I’ve been seeing how faithful my God has been in the midst of all the other trials that have come my way.
So this journal…or “journey” is about finding the face of God in the midst of life’s disappointments. God knows I’ve had my share of them along the way. We are all faced with challenges and road blocks in life. How do we respond? How are we called to respond?
To say that this blog is spiritually influenced would be an understatement. This blog is about my walk with God. It’s about the questions I seek, the struggles I go through, as well as the thoughts and questions that others may have with regards to who God is, and our purpose in life.
Feel free to contact me with controversial topics regarding the Bible, stories of how God is working or has worked in your life, or your favorite recipes (I’m learning how to improve my cooking).
You can learn more about my professional background at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanfitzgerald
You can follow me on Twitter and read my mindless droves of info – somewhat work related posts: http://twitter.com/natehf
Learn more about the company I work for: www.newamericafinancial.com
The Calm Before the Storm 
Nathan, thank you for sharing with me about you blog. I really appreciate it. If you ever need anything just let me know.
You are such a blessing in my life.
See you later.
HI, thank to invite me to read your journal or blog, well you really impress me.
Well i will star to read all you had writing.
see ya!!!
Nathan— a temporary comment—I really love to see what you are doing with your blog and I will certainly cooperate, but until your letter on blogging came, I had no idea what blog meant, and i am not sure today what it means—We need to get together again over a breakfast or coffee or such—at YOUR convenience!!!! You are a GREAT person and now that I see your blogging, I appreciate you even more. I WILL respond, absolutely!!! Otto
You’ve turned out to be a really good writer. Maybe you will write a book someday sharing your life’s experiences. I love your photo on the About page. Thanks for inviting me to read your stuff.
Nate,
Sorry it took me so long to write back. Thank you so much for extending this part of yourself to all of us and allowing me to share in how the Lord has and is working in your life. I wish that I could have joined you all in Lifegroup the night ya’ll shared testimonies, but despite my desire to be there, that weekend home was really a (painfully) growing time in which the Lord really worked on my heart. It’s so encouraging to see the different tools that God uses in his children’s lives to accomplish the same goal, giving each of us a unique testimony and joy in our relationship with Him.
I really do appreciate you sharing your blog with me. I’ll totally make an exception in my prior anti-blogger convictions, I just wish there was another word for “blogger.”It makes me think of the game boggle, where I’d shake an obnoxious plastic box, wanting to manipulate the letters ever so slightly to form the perfect word, but then that stupid plastic case would prevent me from ever so sneakily flipping the “A” to an “E” and allowing my competitive board game attitude to temporarily supersede the, “think of others better then yourselves” mindset. I know, so random (and you thought you had control issues, JK).
Anyhoo, thanks again for sharing this and know that my prayers are with you. I look forward to seeing how God continues to work in your life as He evidently is doing so now.
See ya’ tonight,
~Elizabeth
Long time , do not talk. I hope you Have Happy Cristmas and Great New Year, all you dream finish this new year.
I was check your blog lately , write a lot Nathan, How are everebody you family..
Thanks for your transparency bro. and thanks for sending out those blogs, journaling inner dialogue – always insightful and a learning experience.
take care!
~kit
Jim calls me kaylo i’m not sure why. He doesn’t call me it all the time..oh well,,just thoughtI’d throw that in there since the name usually probably does not remind folks to think of me. But together we made up my EMail address. So, with tht explained you’ll recognize it easier. I just have to say that your stuff is so refreshing to read. I don’t get on the computer often but I always go for your stuff first because it’s rewarding. Thanks so much for doing it..I’m sure lots of people get a lot from it. Let it go- I just read it and have actually been trying to do that lately, did I tell u? Letting up control on a lot of things—like worrying about my kids and grandkids—like letting go of situations I know would be better my way,yet they are not mine to decide how they should go—-like letting go of my obsessive thought patterns and letting God have them. To discipline my mind and control my thinking and take every thought captive to the Holy Spirit is very hard. It’s a real change. But then that’s what He expects of me. Nathan, you have obviously grown so much in the Lord. And yes, unfortunately it’s the hard stuff that seems to help us make the big jumps. He loves us super much. I know so many great folks your age who wonder how their lives are going to turn out. It’s a scary thing being in your twenties in this age. But hang on to Jesus and keep being faithful to Him..that’s how we win–& I like to win, don’t you ?