Venturing into Cyberspace

I've been thinking about blogging for most of the last year...so now I'm finally doing it. Why did I wait so long to begin? If you spoke to my family, those who know me best; they would say I have difficulty making decisions. ME? Of course, they're right. I was somewhat inspired and encouraged when I saw "Julie and Julia" several months ago. You know when she says " I could write a blog; I have thoughts." I definitely have thoughts but putting them on the web is a little intimidating for me.

I love being a wife and a mom and after thirty-one years of marriage and almost twenty-six years of being someone's mom I have quite a lot of thoughts about both! I love being with younger women and trying to encourage them during the early years of marriage and motherhood. I love spending time with older women who have already been where I am and trying to glean some wisdom from their experience. I enjoy friends who are in a similar phase of life; that would be mid-life. Those years where children are still at home or in college and the empty nest is fast approaching, parents are aging and need more attention and care. Those years when your hormones kick into overdrive and you learn why all the fuss about a little hot flash. (So you get a little hot, what's the big deal; right?)

I want to share some of the things I've learned along the way and some of the things I'm learning now. I want to share some of the great wisdom I've received from others; some personal friends and some who I only know through their writings. Hopefully, the things I share here will honor Christ. I want to convey how short I fall of His standard but also how generous His grace is in my life. Our goal in our home is to live what we say we believe.

I love to read so I'm constantly talking and thinking about what I'm reading and I also love to cook. Baking is my passion in the kitchen. Sometimes I do wish for a staff like those on the Food Network shows so that all I have to do is the fun part.

I like to be organized but I've relaxed my own standards in that area to the relief of my family and for my own mental health. Cleaning and organizing are sometimes therapeutic for me but our house is very lived-in with lots of "stuff". I'll write more later about the interests and hobbies of my family to give you a glimpse of all of their books, computers, video systems, guitars, amps, keyboards, etc. etc. etc.

I look forward to writing here and sharing with anyone who happens to read. More later and I'll explain how I chose the title for my blog.