This is the preamble for my blog site. If you know me, you already understand why I must have a preamble! There will not be anything here that smacks of precociousness related to blogging. I am a novice, and it will show.
There are some things you think you will never do. I have a little list mentally tucked away that starts with "I would never _________," and the blank gets filled in when some encounter, feeling or observation triggers my "I would never" thought process. One of the "I would never" list items has been, "I would never BLOG." Emphasis on the I and said, I suppose, with a mix of trepidation and superiority. I find I do this with things I'm unsure or uneasy about.
Here are some of my former "fill in the blank" thoughts about blogging:
I would never blog because____...
1) blogging forms a false sense of relationship
2) blogging is a self-centered activity
3) blogging is for people with important things to say and that's not me
3) blogging is a diversion from living life in the real world and that is dangerous
4) blogging is passe; everyone is doing it!
I have friends and family that blog. Over time I've learned from them what having a blog can mean. They have made friends, reached out with personal insights and wisdom, been lifted up in prayer by people they've never seen face-to-face and shared laughter and sorrow in this amazing online world. They've learned to be careful in how and what they share and how to pray for people that are obviously lonesome for some company. The bottom line is that perhaps because so many people are blogging, and I have seen the unusal potential in it, I have decided to join this online world too.
Not for one minute do I fool myself into thinking I have something monumental to say. I don't. If I'm being honest with myself, the reason I am here is because I want a spot, a little corner somewhere in time, that holds a portion of me. My friends and family will be able to step into this spot and connect to me even after I'm gone. I know it isn't the total me, the wholly real me, but that's alright. It's a part of me. Sometimes it is easier to put parts of ourselves in print than it is to be that open face to face. This is no doubt why people love to blog.
I am happy to be here.
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You know I've come to understand that for lots of folks, blogging is the equivalent of scrapbooking or making a photo album. When I started looking at Melinda's blog that way I felt so glad that she is taking the time to do this. If she keeps it up, what a great record her children will have of their growing up years. Now my blogs serve different purposes altogether; I don't keep a journal-of-my-life blog. I guess there are as many different reasons for posting one's thoughts where others can see them as there are people. When we are in Christ and we take the time to put our thoughts into words in one of these online journals, we have the opportunity to shine our unique part of His body out where others can partake. In just the two posts you've made so far, I've seen Christ in you and have been blessed.
ReplyDeleteI like what you wrote about blogging being for some people the equivalent of scrapbooking or making a photo album. How true, and in this format more people get to share the journey. In a way it is like a precious gift we get to open. Remember how we loved sharing snapshots in our letters back in the days when we snail-mailed. This is just as wonderful! For example, by looking at Melinda's site I get to be a part of their lives in a manner I otherwise never would. Your words about sharing our "unique part of His body" as we blog were meaningful to me and a simple reminder that no matter what format we communicate in, we represent our Lord. I do still get a thrill out of snail mail, but I am starting to enjoy this online world too!
ReplyDeleteOh, Aunt Pam, I am so happy you are a blogger now! I have enjoyed reading your first posts!
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