The Beginning

I always said I was going to wait until we started a family to begin blogging.  Truth be told, I've had this blog "saved" (meaning I had it but didn't post on it) for at least a year now.  Lately I've been feeling the urge to write, but kept putting it off, thinking no one would want to read what I wrote.  I've finally decided in the last couple of weeks that it's time, and it doesn't matter if anyone else ever ends up reading this. 

The funny thing about the decision to start this blog, or rather to actually start writing on it, is that I didn't want to do so until it looked perfect.  So I've spent the last couple of weeks "perfecting" the background images - searching, trying out different styles, changing banners, and so on.  I didn't feel like I could start writing until everything was just how I wanted it, and I didn't want anyone else to see it until I felt like it was done. 

And then it hit me...isn't that how we (read: me) are with our lives?  We don't want anyone to see our "works in progess".  Everything has to be "just so," nothing out of its place.  I'm thankful today that I am accepted by my family, my friends, and my God even though I am such a work in progress.  I hope I can learn to treasure the process rather than just the end result.