Sorry, the arrow is pointing in the wrong direction.
Tonight I went through my terribly outdated and inaccurate blog links. Good grief. Positively archaic. Ok, well, I went through my web Favorites too… and added all the blogs I read regularly (and non-regularly) to the list. There are some talented writers out there in cyberland that could spark your interest in anything from blogging (duh!), to writing, to homeschooling, to photography, to parenting, to sewing, etc., etc. Bloggers need to stick together and spread the word when we find other bloggers worthy of mention… and I’ve not been holding up my end of the deal lately. For that I apologize, but I have rectified the situation… dramatically.
For your convenience, dear reader, I also commented on the links so you don’t go blindly to a site wondering why in the world I linked them. There are short descriptions so if you never want to hear another word about any of the topics near and dear to my heart, you can skip them in other people’s blogs. he he he. BUT, take my word for it, there is a plethora of quality information at your fingertips right over there in the right margin. Really.
In October 2007 I went to a writer’s conference in New Mexico and was introduced to the wierd world of writers. Seriously, there are some over-the-top people who should really calm down a bit about their book ideas. Anyway, that is another topic for another time…. W A Y in the future…. when I’m completely out of ideas for blogging and there are no more question slips in My Sister’s Jar. Anyway, there were several workshops on blogging… to which I rolled my eyes and guffawed with gusto. Gracious me. Who wants to write and write and write… and pour out your heart on the web…. for people you don’t even know… and won’t ever know? Stupid. That’s what I thought of bloggers.
What transformed my blogging worldview, you ask? I met with a gentleman when I was searching for a website designer. He suggested I look at blogging in addition to a website. I’m glad I did. It is therapeutic when you are waiting for an adoptive child for years and years and you find others who are waiting with you. And still others who have their precious children… and it gives you hope. There are also totally inspirational homeschooling moms who are not burned out and frustrated… and still coming up with great ideas and finding quality literature and sharing it on blogs. Awesome! It’s been two years and four months since I began My Sister’s Jar… and it still brings me pleasure to write and write and write and pour my heart out on the web for people I don’t even know and won’t ever know. :o) It’s that old-dog-new-trick thing again coming to bite me in the behind. I pray to inspire even a few! To what, you ask? Whatever they need! Encouragement to read every day, laugh every day, and be kind to your kids and your husband….. every day.
Here’s to blogging. Hurrah… hurrah…. hurrah! (I’m holding my water bottle up high!)
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