I'm back!
Have you missed me? Noticed I've been gone for awhile? Well, part of the reason for my absence is that throughout the month of May my family moved into a new rental house, from our small two bedroom apartment to a nice three bedroom house. It's taken a lot of readjusting, having to do things like weed and trim hedges, or mow the lawn. Not to mention all the boxes we have yet to go through, even though it's been over a month since we turned in the keys to the apartment. I almost didn't come back to this blog, I felt as though I had failed it by taking a break for as long as I did. But, I missed it. I'm hoping to add new content to the blog, maybe even featuring some of my sister's photography skills, or the many crafts we've created recently. There's a lot of new stuff I'm hoping to bring to this place, and hopefully I can get it done. In the meantime, let me know what you would like to see more of in the comments, or if there's something I should try to do please share. Thanks for sticking with me through everything. :)
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Well guys, I've been totally neglecting this blog, and it's been making me super stressed and sad. I know this isn't a popular blog, although somehow I seem to get visitors every single week, and I thank everyone who has been involved so far. Now, part of the reason I've been away and overall MIA is because of some changes in my life.
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Some of you might have noticed I've been MIA for the last month. I've been really busy! The beginning of the month was probably the busiest. I was volunteering at DCI events and in-between all of that I went with my family to Frankfort, IN to lay my grandma to rest with her husband. It's been crazy, and to say that I've been overwhelmed by everything is an understatement. With my attempt at making this blog amazing, I also got overwhelmed by all the work I thought I needed to put into it. My expectations for myself posting every single day exhausted me and I was worn out once June concluded. This is something that often happens. I try to do something and I fall more and more behind and I end up not even trying to complete it. My friends could tell you about 10 different books I started, but never finished. I have tons of movies I purchased and have yet to watch. This doesn't even include the amount of TV series I've started, but never been able to complete. I just abandon things far to often. Maybe this has something to do with ending things, and not be able to say goodbye. I have a REALLLY tough goodbye coming up on Sunday. I'm not prepared for it AT ALL. I'm worried. It's probably one of the hardest goodbyes I've had since graduating. The good news is it's not goodbye forever, the bad news is that it is goodbye for awhile. My pastor has been "promoted" in a sense and is become the General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). I'm excited for this new journey, but also sad it means leaving us. Now I've been processing this emotion for awhile, but I found out Sunday the kiddos at church didn't realize she wasn't coming back after her "Last Sunday". I'm worried for them and what this change will bring to them because I remember what it was like when my pastor retired and all the stress and sadness that still lingers with that. However, that brings me to the next update which will hopefully wrap this whole post together in a pretty little bow, and that is my next blog series. So in trying to enrich my life spiritually I stumbled upon a company called "Proverbs 31" and this summer they had a Bible Study series surrounding the book "Me, Myself & Lies: what to say when you talk to yourself" by Jennifer Rothschild. I signed up and got the book late, which meant I was behind the group who were studying this book. Which also meant I was loosing the drive to read and participate because I was always at least a week behind. So three weeks in and I couldn't keep up. I wasn't getting anything out of the book or the study and I felt defeated. But then I had an idea. I would go through the book at my own pace and time with all of you readers. So throughout the month of August I will be reflecting on each chapter, probably at least once a week. There are about 11 Chapters, and at the end of each Chapter are "Soul-Talk Questions to Ponder". I plan on pondering these questions with all of you. Now if you'd like to read a long in this book with me, which I recommend, here is an Amazon link to purchase the book: http://amzn.to/2f1LdGm So I'm excited about this new series. Hopefully y'all will join me. If there is something you think I would be interested in reading or writing about please let me know in the comments below! :D |
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