This week it's all about...

I have not blogged since August 2008. I remember clearly the momments that I decided to shut it all down. I had been at the beach all day with my family. It was a beautiful lazy summer day. When we came home we showered the sticky sand that was stuck to our bodies, shook out the beach blankets, put the toys away and snugged down into our soft summer jammies. While the kids watched a movie and ate popcorn, I flipped through my favorite blogs. It was then that I learned that Stephanie Nielson and her husband were in a plane crash. My heart lurched as I thought about their family- their children. I did not know Stephanie. She lives on the other side of the country. But I hurt and I prayed for her... them. And I never felt so lonely. Here was this great big blog world. And someone was tragically hurting... I was hurting for her...and I had no one I could share this with. So I stopped- but I kept praying for the Nielsons. I kept following their story. But my words stopped. It all seemed so pointless.

So here I am opening it up again. Zero expectations. I enjoyed this space. And I journaled far more than I do now. I took pictures of the little things in life- more than I do now. I shared more than I do now.