Finding a way back to the blog has been easier said than
done. It is not that I don’t miss
blogging, I do. A lot. But I find it not making my priority list day in and day
out. I write in my head, but not on
screen or on paper. I miss that. There are many excuses I could make—home
schooling three kids (one kindergarten, one middle school and one *gasp* high
school) takes up most of my time. But I still find time for other things I
enjoy, so it doesn’t excuse not writing. The truth is, I miss the old days of
blogging. I miss the community. Most of the early bloggers I followed and
with whom I communicated have also stopped regularly blogging. That sense of dialogue has
gone, and with it some of my motivation to keep writing. I miss that.
I am going to try and find my way back in 2017. Despite
missing the blogging community, I miss the accountability of writing more. The
old days of writing for “In Other Words” forced me to write to deadlines, thus
I wrote more, thus I was developing my voice and style. My writing was better
because I wrote. And by not writing, I have lost that push to improve. I also
miss my personal accountability. If I
post goals, I am more likely to try and meet them. If I post memory verses, I
am more likely to memorize. Just by putting it on my blog as a reminder, helps
me to follow through with the things I want to accomplish.
All that to say, hopefully you will see me more in 2017 (all
three of you who still check in to see if I’m alive *wink*). I’ll post my verses on
the first and fifteenth. I’ll post
monthly goals. I’ve already chosen a
word for 2017 and will write about it. And, I’ll give an update on how a year
of living “Seriously!” changed my life. Maybe the changes were small, but
this was a good word choice and year, despite how difficult the year has felt
in many other ways. I hope to discuss books and life more. Thank you for still being
a part of my blogging world. See you
soon!
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