Showing posts with label bloggers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bloggers. Show all posts

Friday, November 19, 2010

Bogging- He'll Never Understand

From the kitchen I could hear my husband talking to a dinner guest in our family room, "Yeah, my wife has a blog. She's a good writer, but sometimes she writes about the most trivial and mundane things. Do you see that bowl of spaghetti sitting over there? She could write about it. I'm not even kidding, she could. I just dont' get it."

If I've told him once, I've told him a million times, "Logic has no place in the blogosphere!"

It's been over three years now and I don't think Paul will ever get it. He keeps his personal thoughts about spaghetti to himself. Unless, of course, we are discussing politics-I am always his sounding board for every single one of those thoughts. That man knows way too much about the critical state of our California economy. It's depressing. I think he needs his own blog to tell you the truth.

But, I digress.

My blog is more than a place to share the mundane or trivial, it has been a sweet sanctuary from the life of a busy mom. When I was elbows to eyeballs in Pine Sol and dirty laundry, reading a witty retort or a humorous post from another mom's trivial and mundane life had the magical power to set my heart to dancing. It was an encouragement-a beautiful thing.

After 689 blog posts, this very spot has been the place where I've cut my writing-teeth. A practice point to share my heart with all of you. Now, with my book being released in a few months, I'm learning I need a brand, a focus.

Well, I'm not sure if that is at all possible. I am too eclectic to write about one topic over and over and over again. To me that screams, "Boring!" Some days I want to write about my kids, other days I want to write about my faith in God or rant about lukewarm Christianity, still other days I want to write about why peanut butter is better than chocolate.

Yes, I said it. I went there.


So, tell me this, "Why do you blog?" How has this modern day world wide connection affected your day to day experiences?

It's hopeless. My husband will never get it. He just can't appreciate the finer points of blogging.

"Oh, and by the way darling, that bowl of spaghetti over there is a tangled web of tangy tomato heaven!"

Thursday, May 13, 2010

I'm Blogging This



Bloggers are daily history-keepers - storytellers online. Some use their white space as a journal, a personal diary, holding nothing back. Some share what's on their hearts, putting out there what might make a husband cringe.

I speak from experience here.



But, how personal is too personal?



There are lots of things that go on under our roof I'd never think to announce to the world. Some things are so GOOD, I wish I had the guts! I wanted to blog about Samuel spitting for the first time. I wanted to blog about Franklin Graham and his uninvite to the Pentagon's National Day of Prayer. I wanted to blog about the new abortion documentary coming out soon. I want to blog lots of things I don't blog about.

For the most part, I try to keep my blog a home where my children wouldn't be too embarrassed to hang out with me.



But, it sure does keep me from sharing my heart sometimes. In honor of bloggers with the guts to be way too personal, I thought I'd share three not-very-glowing  personal things.



1. I'm judgemental. Remember, I'm a police dispatcher. I get paid very well to answer a 911 call and "judge".
 My judgemental-muscle is rock hard.

2. My relationships need help. When I'm hurt by someone I cut them off. Not a very good personality-trait to have.

3. I'm selfish.


Well, I'd like to say that feels better, but I can't.
 I'm judgemental and selfish, not a liar.  


How much is too much to share ?

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