So, I could probably search my blog for the terms "terrible blogger" and I'm sure I would come up with a bunch of hits. I so long to write and articulate, pithy, and worthwhile articles, tips for the home, award winning photos, finger lickin' recipes etc ad nauseum. It seems in the blogging world I'm a jack of all trades and master of none. I have plenty to write about:
I'm a wretched sinner saved by grace
I'm married to a former shoe-lace salesman turned full time orphan care advocate
I've adopted 2 boys domestically, (one precocious little whipper snapper with Dennis the Menace-like tendencies, and one little observer with fabulous hair and an extra chromosome)
I'm a pretty good cook
I'm a freelance writer (I'm actually getting paid to write in some capacity)
I'm an experienced teacher in the classical method
I'm an aspiring novelist with 11 chapters of a novel (I've been working on for 4 years)
I'm crafty (and not in the Beasty Boys definition)
I'm homeschooling
All the blogging sites emphasize that you need to have a focus. I have none. When I try to come up with a focus, I just feel defeated and don't blog. And that is why my last post was February 22, 2012. I'm just resigned now to give you a smattering of what is Wendy. I'm sorry if you are a reader looking for information on life with a child with down syndrome, or if you are only interested in my amazing avocado dip . . . I'm just too scattered a person to pretend to be that focused. If you are looking for a picture into a life of a quirky, self proclaimed defeated Type A, with lots of flaws, some delicious recipes, and heaps of sanctification left to go, I'm your gal. Hope you'll stick with me :)
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well, I love following your blog!!! :) I love reading blogs that reflect Christ...encouragement to my soul!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Johanna! I love to watch T getting so adjusted to family life with you all. She is so beautiful. I'm glad the recovery is going well!
DeleteWelcome to the world of "here and there" blogging :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, friend! Check out my fancy dancy new header. I'm so proud of my non-tech savvyness. I used fotoflexer.
DeleteThis is my favorite kind of blog. real life. i'm a fan, and a fellow imperfectionist.
ReplyDeleteThank you Laurie! I'm super blogger today because I'm home with the flu. Hopefully I'll be able to post more when I'm not trapped in my room! I love your extended fam 'specially that Emily!
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ReplyDeleteI read this post earlier but was on my phone and couldn't comment. I LOVE reading your blog and each time I visit here, I am encouraged and I laugh and I just love what you write.
You know, I got a comment last fall when I started my 365 project from "Anonymous" that said: "I thought this was a recipe blog. Now it seems it's turned into a photography blog of your kids and well, that's fine if that's what you want it to be."
I was sad when I read that. It hurt to some degree. But, it made me realize that my blog is exactly what *I* want it to be. On any given day. Not anyone else's idea of what it should be. I have no focus or plan - it's just me - being me and expressing myself and creating. And, I'm kind of all over the place.
Anyway, all that to say, I totally understand what you've written here. And, I hope you know that the "Wendy" on here - well, I love her. Just as she is.
Thank you, Sarah! I love your blog and those little men. I'm resolved to just share my real life . . . in which I am really scattered and all over the place! God speaks to me through so many different types of blogs that I'm hoping, something I say may resonate. Thank you!!
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