I wrote my first blog post in November of 2008. I want to revisit my posts to consider “me” then vs “me” now. I will likely be the same person, but hopefully, with a whole lot more wisdom. I still walk and trip in the muck of life.
Why should you care? Well, maybe, just maybe, you will find something useful or learn what not to do. If you are curious about me, and want to be in the know, this is where I am most candid.
I want my focus on encouraging others. I want my writing overall to have purpose and meaning. It’s okay to laugh at me, and it’s okay to cry with me. I want us to have mutual joy and much needed hope.
Here's how part of my first post read back in November 2008.
"Welcome Friends and Family. Welcome to my life. Here you will see daily posts (almost daily) of my what's on my mind...my heart. I encourage comments but please keep them free of foul language or crude innuendo. This blog will be filled with random topics both spiritual and secular. I am going to be serious and silly. I want to give you a glimpse of my life, my mind, and my heart. I have things that tug my heart, and I get on soap boxes as well. Let's have fun. Let's cry. Let's share. Welcome again."
November 12, 2024
Welcome back to A Friend's Heart. I aim for the content to be fun, light, informative, and worth your time. Time is our most valuable resource. In citing this, I plan to blog post about 1-2 times a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. I want to post words put on my heart by the Spirit of God to share. This blog will still include my family antics, and Anna's trips, stumbles, and victories. If you need or want a “web” friend, then I am ready to get tangled and do life together.
Not so light stuff - briefly, today is my dad's birthday. He passed away a few years ago. He was a hard man to love. He was an absent dad much of my life. However, he loved me. He called me his pride and joy. I would visit once a year in his later years. He lived in California. He loved all of us-my siblings. He just was not verbal. He struggled with guilt and pride. He tried revealing his love in his later adult years. He spent significant time with each of his adult children living with them, helping with tasks, or caring for the grandchildren. Having our dad in our adult lives had it's challenging and hurtful moments too. As the years passed, he became distant and pulled away. He was a struggling alcoholic all his adult life. I miss my dad. I have done the hard work to forgive and heal from old wounds. I choose to remember good days and experiences...no matter how few.
I cherish my mom all the more because one day I will grieve her absence too.
Friends, we may need to consider our challenging relationships and do the hard work to restore or release. When we do this, we are receiving inner peace. We are more pliable, and moldable for God's purposes, without the grit and hard pieces that cause us pain.
For our loved and prized relationships, we want to cherish, nurture, prioritize, and yes, sacrifice for them. I said earlier time is our most valuable resource. It seems to click away fast, yet even 10 seconds is enough to do or think of something valuable for a relationship. I was playing a home decor game and wanted a bonus item. I had to watch some silly ad for 10 seconds. I was mindful of just how long 10 seconds can be.
Tomorrow is my first official back to blogging post. For today, let me leave you with this.
You are Loved, acf
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