I'm Back

Did you think I was teasing you with that last blog? Would I ever return to posting updates?

To be honest, I was among those wondering myself until this point.

We have had so many life changes that have occurred since I last updated our blog, I wondered if it was even worth trying to catch myself back up... and the longer I debated whether I should get back into it, the more life change occurred (which, in turn, meant it would take more time to update it). Personal time seems to be a precious commodity these days as Luke's naps (or rather nap in the singular) are much shorter and his need for one-on one-interaction and play have increased.

Then, I wondered if the element of surprise (and privacy) would be a good thing. After all, if I let the world in on all our highlights throughout the year, what's the point of putting together my annual Christmas newsletter (which I love doing, by the way). Plus, don't we all get caught up through personal e-mail and Facebook anyways?

Lastly, I've struggled with wondering how to communicate some of the curveballs we've been thrown this year in a positive fashion. In ten months time, we've dealt with two job losses, a miscarriage, family tension, and a car wreck. Granted, there is such a thing as personal discernment and it would be fool-hearty to expound upon these situations beyond the call of good judgement for all the world to see. However, I realize that as a Christian my life is not devoid from hard circumstances (far from it) and it can, in actuality, be a testimony of the work Christ is doing in me when I can depend on Him through these given situations. And how can people see Christ in me if I'm so naturally inclined to reserve expounding upon how He's been at work when I've needed him most? I guess part of the equation is simply that hindsight is 20/20... and I can so clearly see God's grace towards me at work after I'm coming out of a rough patch, not necessarily so much in the moment that I'm dealing with it. Nonethless, to withhold the not-so-easy chapters of life would be to tell half of the story. So maybe there's some good in the challenge to fill in the blanks.

Which brings me to this point... yes, I will continue to blog. No, it might not be every day or every week like I'd like to. But that's okay. The important thing is, I'm back!