Ok...so...here's my disclaimer. This was all my husband's idea. We're driving in the swagger wagon (aka the minivan i have affectionately dubbed, 'Otis') and he starts a conversation about how i should really start writing. In an attempt to hide my eyeroll and sigh of exasperation, i indulge him by actually letting him continue. He's bugged me for years about writing a children's book, writing a teenager book, writing any book i feel inspired to write...and i always have the same response: "I don't really think i have anything to say that people would find all that interesting." But this time he came fully-loaded to the conversation. Both guns blazing. He pointed out a few facebook statuses that i wrote that got more that 5 'likes' and that people seem to respond when i have something to say. & this time he tugged at my heartstrings by suggesting the ever-elusive (yet something i've secretly wanted to try for years) blog. He had even come up with a catchy title for my blog. Pretty cool, isn't it?!
The bottom line is this, folks. I'm not really sure what i'm doing in the world of super trendy, cool-looking, & mind-blowing blogs. I don't have a million recipes for homemade everything to share. I don't have any 5 minute fat busting workout routines to offer. I'm no fashionista with tips and trends. God knows i don't have any sage parenting wisdom to offer because mostly i just try to survive every day. I'm well aware that my mom, my husband, my best friend, and maybe 1 out of my 4 sisters will be my ONLY faithful readers and certainly my biggest cheerleaders. What i'm trying to say is that i'm just a housewife. Plain & simple. Once upon a time i was a school teacher who loved languages and reading books and journaling. I was borderline obsessed with exercise. Now i'm mostly just a mom. i homeschool our 4 kids...not because i'm weirded out by public schools or as some silent protest against indoctrination or to take a silent stand for religious freedom. i do so because i can. because it's fun. because i love teaching and i love watching them learn. i workout every once in a while (although i'd love to lie and say i do it everyday). And the only book i read regularly is my Bible. So i guess this blog will just be a way to feed that part of me that has decided to trade private journaling in for a really public way to share the hilarious, frustrating, overwhelming, joy-filled, ordinary things that happen in my daily life. Once i figure out how, i'm sure i'll add pictures and change up the font every once in a while. And maybe, just maybe, i'll say something along the way to make you smile, or giggle, or actually 'lol'. If i'm really lucky, God will drop a word in my heart & i'll be obedient enough to use it to inspire you...make you feel not-so-alone on this crazy journey called "life". I guess i'm just gonna hang on and see where this thing takes me. I hope you enjoy the read....i mean, ride...
