Thinking of starting again...

About a month ago, I was having a conversation with a friend and the topic of my blog came up. After that talk I decided to see if it was still up, and to my surprise... it was! It's been almost 9 years since I last posted! I had a chance to read through some of my old entries, and it was an amazing trip down memory lane. I was definitely reminded of how therapeutic it was for me to capture memories, thoughts and other life lessons. I shared it with some "new" friends that I did not have 9 years ago when I was writing on my blog, and they encouraged me to start blogging again. I'm definitely thinking about it... seeing if this new update even works first... more to come...

flashback

everyday i'm reminded that even though i'm "young at heart", my memory is definitely not as good as it used to be. it's got me a little worried (maybe i've been watching too much grey's anatomy this season...if you know what i mean you must be a fan too!), but it also has me thinking that i should really make blogging a higher priority even though it does take some time for me to do.

i first started blogging b/c i saw it as a way i could share my life and hopefully, indirectly, bless others (esp the youth i was serving at the time) by sharing what God's been teaching me, showing me or walking with me through. that's still my hope, but a new reason for me to blog is simply to help me remember major events, ideas, thought processes so that i may hopefully learn from them and also remember God's faithfulness, provision and direction in my life.

so with that said...i'm making it my goal to blog more regularly this year! i was also inspired by a project a friend did last year, but i think that's way too ambitious for me right now....gotta take baby steps. i will definitely have some flashback posts, though, so that i can try to capture some of the events that happened over the past year or so that is missing from this blog (i know there's more than a year missing, but i think a year is about as far back as i can remember). hope you enjoy flashing back with me!

a blog upgrade

ok i just realized that this blog has been up for 8 years!!! wow, that's crazy to think about! i bet back then no one would have thought blogging would have taken off like it has over the past few years. and to think...this blog was on the cutting edge when it started. some may say that just shows how "old" i am, but i like to think it shows how "cool" and "wise" i am since i adopted it early :)

anyways, i decided since this blog is 8 years old, it's time for a face lift! there have been many improvements and changes since i started it and it's time for it to get upgraded. not sure if this template is the one i'm going to stick with, but it did seem to reflect the city and place i love and live in. hope you enjoy the upgrade!