I have been looking forward to starting a blog and at different times over the past four years sat down to try. When I was single it was going to be about all my ridiculous first date stories (there weren’t many second dates, ha). When I started cooking, I thought I would add that to the blog. Now I just want to document life. Newton thinks it’s silly, but I am excited to write about what is happening in our lives and have something tangible to pass on to our children someday. I would have been thrilled to have my mom or my grandmother’s journal with their everyday thoughts on life and events that are often forgotten as years go by. So, hopefully that is what this blog will become—my online update on our lives for family and friends (that care to read J) and a tribute that our children may appreciate someday. There won’t be any formula, just my thoughts or documentation of what’s going on in our lives at that time. The house has been a huge part of my life for the past 6 months, so there will likely be some before and after pictures…there will be Sadie stories (since we have no kids yet, dog stories will have to do) and there will be honest thoughts on faith, marriage, friendship, work and life. My hope is that something I say will encourage someone else. So many times I read blogs or facebook posts, talk to friends or hear stories about how great their lives are. My life is great, too! BUT there are times where I struggle. I struggle with worry, with insecurity, with image, with materialism, with how to love my husband well and a million other things. I wish there were people who were truly real with the not-so-great parts of life because a lot of times when your life is not-so-great, you become discouraged by thinking everyone else has it together. Please don’t think every post will be this deep emotional discussion on the not-great parts of life! I love my husband, love my family and friends, love my job, love my puppy (98% of the time), love cooking, crafting, decorating, shopping, eating and socializing and all of that will be a part of this blog. I just want to “keep it real, yo.”
