W is for Words

I've been blogging since.... haha, I went looking to see when my first entry was. That was an hour ago. It was June 2007 at the encouragement of a couple of friends. Thank you Miranda and Sarah W. :-)  That was almost 5 years ago. Wow, God's brought us through so much since then. Our two beautiful children, jobs, homes, whheee.. I'm not sure I'm any better of a person. I know I need God, I know He loves me. I try to trust Him, to honor Him, to give more of myself to Him. There is still so much in me that still needs Him to fix. Unresolved hurts, grudges, etc... if I'm honest with myself.

20 journals .......

Blogging was a slow start, but I knew was a great idea for me as I've kept a diary/ journal since I was about 10 years old. I was inspired as a young girl growing up watching Little House on the Prairie. I would listen to Melissa Gilbert beautifully narrate her earlier days as a girl on the banks of Plum Creek. I have a basket of filled in journals beside my bed. Billy has strict instructions to burn them should I pass before him. They are part of me and I can't bear to destroy them. But, no one and especially my children don't need to read the dark days. As a younger girl with strong emotions, I only wrote when I was upset. It seemed as though I was never happy if you read straight through. The older I got, the journals became a great place to write personal prayers, thoughts, ideas, sermon notes, small group prayer requests from others. Once I became comfortable with the computer, how I processed life changed. I don't think I could ever close this site down. It's five years of my life so far. I'm pretty invested in this. I almost didn't want to start a separate blog site for homeschooling, but I know I've gotten so excited about that endeavor that it needed it's own dedicated space.

Past journals

This venue is cathartic to me. I enjoy sharing my life here. I use more of a filter than if it was a private journal, but it's still a great outlet.