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I've been away from this little spot in cyberspace for quite some time now. The consuming addiction of blogland and all that goes along with it has been one of the primary reasons- if you are a blogger you know what I'm talking about: the rat race of keeping up and wondering how much is too much, not too much, write for yourself, write for an audience, topics, fancy pictures, waiting for comments, keeping up with the Joneses, etc., etc.
Our world's craze of everybody knowing everything may come back to bite us all, and personally, as my sister has said before, when people know the color of the kitchen towel hanging from your stove, it might be time to tone things down a bit. But then there is the other crazy hope that not all the words are futile. Hope that God is in some of them, and that they would be words and posts saturated with life changing messages.
A quiet time of processing my own thoughts in my head has been interesting. Not necessarily good, but interesting. Living without blogging, after doing it for so many years, has been strange. I process by writing. My head is spinning from its own thoughts and nowhere to put them down and sort them out. The Alzheimer's side effect of grief tends to make conversations difficult. Words on a computer screen make sense.
Living has been another reason to be silent. Walking with my children. Fishing at the nearby lake. Movies and giggles and fights. Home school and books in bed at night. Baking dessert, then eating the leftovers together for breakfast. Dates and dreams and life changing decisions. Grieving. Always grieving. Laughter among the hidden tears.
But it's time to be back. Time to share what God is doing. As it says up above there in the header,
An attempt to declare the Glory of God for what He has chosen to do with our lives.
A legacy to leave to my children in the telling of it.
So here goes the attempting again.
7 comments:
Dear Terri ~ This I understand..."Grieving. Always grieving. Laughter among the hidden tears." You write beautifully. May the Lord bless the words you share. He alone is worthy. Praying for you tonight as I make dinner....XOXO
Yay! I was hoping to see what is happening in your neck of the woods soon too! Glad to hear you enjoying where God has placed you. I would love to see pictures of the new place. It is hard to step away from blogging, because then all that "stuff" gets stuck in a brain that is already in overflow mode. Everything in season. Some day I am going to cross that lake to visit! Blessings, Renee
I'm glad you are back - I miss reading your spiritual insight! I understand that statement about the dish towel - my cousin called me and said - wow you have a sink full of dirty dishes...I said how do you know...she said, look back at the picture you posted. I'm so transparent - these things don't bother me....just how I am.
I'm glad you're back too! I think of you and your family often.... mention you all in my morning prayer time. I enjoy your stories and insights. :D
You're so sweet, ladies! Thanks for the welcome back!
Praying for you lots, Camille.
Renee, yes, cross the lake!
DickyBird, always the encourager. Thanks:)
Brenda, your prayers mean more than you know. They are desperately needed and appreciated.
Welcome back, my friend. We all missed you. And I miss not only your family, but the sweet folks who comment on here. Dicky Bird ~ love your attitude about the "dirty dishes"...lol Renee ~ head north and pick me up on the way. We'll be to the Dairy State in no time! :) Terri ~ we look forward to seeing your new "lighthouse". And, as you may not know, you are a LIGHT to us!
Glad you're back!
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