Happy Blog-a-versary!

I began blogging one year ago today. WOW! This morning I went back and read over that first post. It seems so much longer than a year ago. So many things have happened in our little world over the last year...And blogging has been a big part of it all!

This morning I also read over some of my blogs about the kids... So glad I wrote some of those things down! I had completely forgotten the Cheetoes incident last summer! Kids grow so fast! Until I stop and look back I sometimes don't realize how precious these days and moments are! Blogging has helped me with that. In fact I hope become better at blogging about these precious moments.

Blogging has also allowed me to vent and express my feelings on current events and topics of the day. As much as I love my kids, they aren't quite up to speed on politics and such, so it is nice to have a place where I can talk about grown up things in the midst of my mommy days.

I am still amazed and feel incredibly blessed by the little band of bloggers I consider my blog family! Being able to reconnect with old friends and make so many new ones is hands down the biggest blessing blogging has brought into my life...But not the only blessing. There have been so many!

Because so many of you are my brothers and sisters in the Kingdom, and most of you hail from the same little "tribe" as me, reading your blogs touches me on a spiritual level. I am so impressed with you guys. When you share your "God" thoughts and your spiritual challenges, I am challenged, encouraged, comforted and sometimes kicked in spiritual pants! You all have prayed for me as I have prayed for you. We have shared joy at births, travels,and milestones (such as potty training), recipes and great triumphs. We have shared challenges, tragedies, fear, and great sorrow. More than anything we share a love for Christ and his sacrifice. We share a heritage of grace and the promise of Heaven. We share the joy and the charge to be Jesus and show Jesus to those around us. We serve a perfect Savior through imperfect means with imperfect brothers and sisters. We share a part our lives through a keyboard! Amazing!

I dream of a day when I get to meet all of you who have come to mean so much to me. It is fun to think about a blog reunion. But if I never meet you in person, I have a very strong feeling we will meet somewhere beyond this life. What an amazing thought that is!!

In the mean time, thanks for keeping up with me. Thanks for all the comments and e-mails. Each has been an encouragement to me in one way or another.

And if there is someone reading this who doesn't know Christ, who isn't a part of our little tribe, or who thinks this all sounds too polished and Pollyanna-ish... I am very honored that you stopped by!

If you read this blog of random wonderings for very long you will discover that I am a very flawed person. Not only can I not spell, sometimes I use bad grammar and I am grumpy. Sometimes I can be mean. Sometimes I make mountains out of tiny little things ignoring the truly important things that are right in front of my face. I procrastinate. I am slow to commit. I am overwhelmed easily. Sometimes I put my foot so far down my throat that it takes days to dig out! Sometimes I am ungrateful and selfish. I am in no way an ideal anything...mother, wife, friend, blogger and most of all Christian.... BUT God loves me, forgives me, blesses me, challenges me and most of all, he claims me as his own. If you read this regularly you may know what a testament to grace that is! I serve an amazing God.

I want to thank you for joining me in this journey. I hope to be blogging along with all of you for the next 365 days and beyond!
Love you guys!
Happy Blog-a-versary!