Now that is the image I get when I think about "thoughtful." But there is another meaning.
This is another meaning of the word "thoughtful." It can be thinking, and it can be doing things for others. I can actually share either or only one. But I think I'll focus today on the second definition.
I can't tell you how great I feel about blogging this week. When I first began to follow blogs, it was only the giveaways that meant anything to me.
And also the money-saving features. That is why I signed up to follow blogs. I would look at the blogs at the beginning of this summer, and I found myself saying, "I don't think I could ever write a blog." I was overwhelmed with how much work everyone did, and I just couldn't imagine that I would catch up.
For a good share of my life, this picture was the story of my life. I was the one who was always left out. I was too different. I didn't fit into a neat mold. I was very independent, and I was too committed to the Lord.
Then I was the single mom. I was the music teacher who wanted to teach in a classroom. It was tough. People finally would accept me, and off I would go to the next place.
I remember the day I thought that I would "try" blogging. I was pretty nervous about it because all I had done previously was just a little bit of personal blogging. Was I ready to share my life with a world that may not accept it? I had always liked writing, and this was an excellent out for me.
This picture depicts how I felt as I joined the blogging community. For the first time in my life, people were willing to read what I wrote, and they liked it! And here I stand a couple months later, and people are actually commenting! I'm not the only person who enjoys oldies. I'm not the only person who enjoys musicals. And I am not the only person who is saved--truly saved.
I am so humbled this week to have received two blog awards. It was interesting. I can remember seeing blogs where people had won blog awards. And I said to myself, "My blog will never be good enough to get an award." No, not one, but two! It feels so good to be validated as a writer.
So I no longer follow you just because of your giveaways, bloggers. I now enjoy reading your normal posts and trying to comment on them when I can. You are an awesome community, and I am hooked! I am a blogger!!
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