So, I am finally doing it!

I can't tell you how long I have considered a blog and I have a very lengthy list of reasons why I haven't blogged. My type A personality who will feel that I must have regular entries and feel like a failure and begin obsessing about it if I don't and I don't need one more thing to "have to do" is just one on the long list (how's that for a run-on sentence?). Others include but are not limited to:  

• I am rather private about personal issues,
• I can become paranoid about putting stuff on the internet,
• I don't have a whole lot to say really,
• I don't think I am a very interesting person,
• I don't sew, craft, monogram, have super-duper recipes, or a great camera that I know lots of tricks with, 
• I don't know how to make it really really cute

. . . I could go on and on. So why then did I create this?

As a Christian, God is always working on me. Afterall, didn't Paul say that He who started a good work in us will complete the work?  (Phil. 1:6) Over the last couple of years, He has gotten to some intimate areas of my life. (Some of these I will blog about and some probably not) One lesson I have and am continuing to learn is the need for us to share more with other believers and non-believers. As I said, I am quite private and I have been convicted that I need to be more transparent - don't worry, I won't be giving too much information that would cause embarassment for me and anyone who may read this. What better place than here, huh? :)
And, I have always enjoyed writing. I didn't say I was great at it, but I have enjoyed it. In recent years, I have written alot, but not just for the sake of writing and never creatively or freely.
Also, I have had many friends who blog tell me how much they really enjoyed it and that it provided a time for reflection and writing, that it was almost like therapy for them. So, I have felt this need to try it for a couple of years really and continued putting it off and putting it off until finally I couldn't any longer.

I make no promises about the frequency nor the duration of this blog and certainly not the quality of the content. My prayer and desire is that I glorify my Savior and am obedient in every aspect of my life, including blogging. So, as my preschooler says, "Let's get this party started!"