Hi, my name is Kelly and this is my blog. Welcome.

So… I have been thinking about starting a blog for about 3 years now. There are several reasons I have not started one: 1) I have a serious need to please people and gain their approval and I have been scared of writing something that would offend someone/alienate someone/etc/etc. 2) I have no clue what I want to write about and I like to be organized, so I kind of have a fear of just being all over the place, I thought that if I had a blog I would need to keep it on one topic. 3) No one will read it, except maybe my mom occasionally when she gets online, so what is the point? 4) I am by no means a writer and I am terrified of people reading what I write and critiquing it. 5) It will just be white noise about the millions of other blogs out there, so again, what is the point?

 Well, I have decided to just take the plunge and start one (with a little IT help from my hubby). I decided that I need to conquer my fears (a lifelong goal…maybe I’ll blog about that one day). As I am aging I realize more and more that I am not going to please everyone, so I just need to get over this utopian idea that it is possible, it is not. And maybe no one will read it, maybe not even my mom, and that is okay… this blog is for me; it is to record my thoughts and ideas, my dreams and goals, my worries and my blessings. I would love to be able to look back and see things that God has taught me, that I need reminding of; to look back and remember absolutely adorable things my kids have done and said; to look back at things I am struggling with and see how God brought me through each trial. And you know what? I am not a writer, but maybe something I say will bring encouragement to someone or even encourage me months down the road. And yes, there are a million other blogs out there, but I will try not to compare myself to those writers. This is about me, my family, and the things that are important to us.

Thanks for reading J