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Should I Revise My Blog

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You would think that I had this all figured out by now.  I have been blogging for about 2-3 years and I’m still asking myself the same questions.  This must mean that I didn’t answer those questions, right?!  I’ve been wondering what are the boundaries that I will not cross when it comes to blogging?  What is my purpose in blogging?  Is this something that I want to pursue personally or professionally?

After thinking about some of this, I have come to the realization that the reason why I am not able to move forward in my blog is because I am also a bit stagnate in life.  Mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, there are things that I must do to move forward.  I have been very hesitant to do those things.

I want my blog to accurately reflect who I am, but I haven’t been willing to be transparent about some aspects of myself.  Now, I am not talking about my family or my relationships, but myself.  Ultimately this blog is about me.  It’s about my adventure as a mother, not about my kids, friends, family, or anything else.  In many ways I have separated different aspects of what I like to do and who I am and moved them away from this blog.  I thought that my readers would not want to read about my cooking or crafting projects.  I thought that it should be separated because this is a “mom blog.”  I really enjoy crafting and blogging, but I wasn’t sure how the two would fit together without driving my readers away.

Well, it’s time to find out.  I will begin to take some new steps to improve my blog in a way that truly reflects who I am as a mother, wife, and woman.  Bear with me, I am no expert…

I’m Just Going to Write…

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I am sitting here in my Utah apartment. It is 1:31 am and my eyes feel like they are about to shut at any moment now.

So, why an I still awake?

Why am I sitting here listening to the sound of my fingertips clonking down on the buttons of the keyboard?

Because, honestly, I simply enjoy writing…in this case typing.

There are times when there is so much going on in my head, that the sound of a fire truck passing by could not tune out my thoughts. I think about things all of the time. I’m not exactly sure that it’s a bad thing to think all of the time. 🙂 Still, the fact is that I do. I am always contemplating or analyzing or deciding…something.

Thus writing is a way to get all of those things that I am meditating on out of my head. It is a way to quiet the noise. I find it extremely relaxing. Even when I am not writing about anything in particular, but simply experiencing a stream of consciousness. I enjoy it. It is as the river of my thought flow that I feel as if I am taking in deep breaths of air…Selah

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Those are the moments when I feel God releasing me from the chains that have kept me bound, whatever chains they are…doesn’t matter. I feel His presence as I sit and I write…again…Selah

Yes, I had another moment and I absolutely loved it! To feel the words leaving my being and the presence of God all around me as I effortlessly do one of the things that I was created to do is splendid.

So, at 1:39 am, I have found my rest. I have taken a moment, well 7 of them, and experienced the peace of God in my life trough my writing.

I am glad that I decided to write.


1, 2, 3 Go!

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It has been a while since you last heard from me.  My life has been busier that I had planned.  It isn’t the type of busy that cause me to want to go hide.  No, it the productive type of busy.  While, there are times where I am wondering if I bit off more that I could chew, I know deep down that I didn’t.

So what am I doing?  Well, from my previous posts you may have seen that my family and I moved clear across the country.  I had to unpack and get our family all settled in.  Now I am in school.  Yes, I decided to finish my degree.  It is pretty exciting.  I am a mom of three, a wife of one, and now a student….again.  It is very invigorating.  I am really enjoying my classes.  Although, I have tons of work, it is still very enjoyable.  I am currently taking a freelancing class which causes me to look closely at all that I do.  I really enjoy writing and I always have and this class is helping me to see the potential that I have.

There are all sorts of opportunities out there.  They pay pretty well also.  I will have to put in some work, but I’m putting it in now. Right?!

One of the recent, but familiar issues that I am facing is my inability to completely express my thoughts and feelings.  I am still dealing with fear of what my readers will think.  More than I am concerned about what my readers will think, I am concerned about what my family would think.  I’m not thinking anything crazy.  I just am dealing with some emotions and I would like to be able to express them, but I’m not sure I should.  This is a problem because I’m a writer.  As a writer, I want to express myself.  If I hold back, my writing is lacking something…me.  That may seem weird, but its true.  I normally submerge myself in my writing, but it’s hard to do so when I have things that I want to write about, but I don’t.  One of my major problems is that I want to write a book someday.  As you’ve probably guessed it, that’s not the problem.  The problem is that I am going to be able to write freely.

Like everything else, I think eventually I will be ok.  I am working at it in my classes and doing all that I need to do as a wife and mother.  I also started a workout plan.  I will definitely be able to write the way I desire.  I just have to work through some things.

I think I will give it a try…1, 2, 3 Go!