ec·lec·tic
adjective
1.
selecting or choosing from various sources.
2.
made up of what is selected from different sources.
A few bloggers I’ve read advise focusing one’s blog on a
particular theme: politics, culture, homemaking, parenting, frugality …. Though I read and love single-focused blogs,
and they probably are better at attracting readers and advertisements, my blog
will be … eclectic. Which in my case is probably
another word for scatter-brained. My
life right now can feel pulled in a dozen directions, my thoughts sifting
through my relationship with God, my husband, children, friends, church, then
whirling through literature, politics, philosophy, health, couponing … and I
want a place to write by turns about all of these, or none of the above. I want a place where I can …
Discover words: I love to write, though in recent busy-mommy
years my writing rarely makes it past thoughts and onto the screen. I want a place where I can write to find out
what I think, a place to play with words, where it’s okay if it’s not perfect
because I may not have time that day to edit, this blog is not a model for my
young writing students, and well, my writing isn’t quite as polished or
academic as it was in college.
Treasure moments: I want my online presence to help me
treasure my offline life more, as I write to remember what my children said or
did today, and how I feel so immeasurably blessed. If this blog keeps me riveted to the screen
to the exclusion of face-time with people I love, if I’m not treasuring moments
because I’m too busy writing about them, then this blog will have to go.
Number gifts: Last year I discovered One Thousand Gifts, and though I don’t agree with Ann Voskamp about
everything, I respect her greatly and would be remiss if I did not say, thank
you. Thank you, Ann, for teaching me
gratefulness, for showing me the creativity of list-making, for reminding me
that writing can be an act of worship and a way to say yes to whatever God has
given me right now.
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