This blogging thing
I'm back. It's funny - although I had four days off (five if you include the non-blogging Monday), I still didn't have time to accomplish much of anything. Meaning that I've only written five paragraphs of Dad's birthday present. As Janelle said yesterday when she prayed for me, "Lord, five paragraphs is good but it's not enough!" LOL
Been thinking about the blog too. I used to feel kind of "obligated" to update daily because I know some of you check back daily, hoping to see something new. But I don't want to write for the sake of writing nor for the sake of being read.
So what I'm really trying to say is that I may (that's "MAY") stop blogging daily. That is, I will not blog because I feel I have to, but I will blog because I want to. I will not be a slave to my blog. (Not entirely kidding - you have no idea how many times I have just said things for the sake of having something to say!)
In fact, I would try Ian McKenzie's 12-Step Programme For Web Addicts, except that I never did use to read my newspapers in the morning. Darn, busted before I've even started! [Link via Mark Morris]
Also, I believe in being real and transparent but I think God is teaching me that there are times I also need to keep quiet, and let some things remain solely between Him and I. I'm always eagerly telling people things - I want them to know stuff about me, I want them to know what's going on in my life. I sometimes fear that I talk too much, that it's all about meeeeeeee...
And sometimes I end up blurting stuff out before I've really thought about it; at other times I end up telling stuff that should have been better kept private. Impetuosity isn't always a good thing; as William Woo puts it, I need to learn to be wise in what I say.
Perhaps, too, I'm falling into a more contemplative mode. God is working deeply in my life and I want to pay attention to that & let Him have His way, rather than always thinking, "Wow, I've gotta blog this!" (Yes, I know, I've got it worse than I thought, don't I? hehee). Karen Haluza calls it diving deeper into the inward journey. Man, I miss her.
In fact, Rachel Cunliffe's post about using blogging as a substitute for prayer disturbed me because often when I'm talking to God and He says something to me, I find myself mentally composing a blog post about it!! (Oh yes, I really have it bad...!)
The quote from AW Tozer zinged right to the heart of the matter:
- See to it that we pray more than we
Finally, I've cleaned up the blogroll. Blogs listed are those I read every day. If your blog is not listed, it doesn't mean I don't visit your blog, it just means I don't visit your blog every day. So don't despair! :P
Update: I find I'm not the only one going through changes; so is Gooddogbaddog. Eye-catching new design he has, too! Go, Owen!