First post!

So, I'm not sure why I'm blogging exactly and I'm not sure who I'm blogging to. I like to follow my friend Kim's blog fairly regularly and I'm curious to see if this is something I keep up with or if it just falls to the wayside. Kim is faithful to hers of course but that's because she's very Kim. We (being her co-workers and friends from work) all love the uniqueness of Kim. I doubt very much if she knows how well she is received and perceived at work. She's fun and funny and quirky (in a great way) and energized and energizing. She's got us ALL thinking about what we say (because it will be put on the list) and all enjoying remembering some of the finer quotes from the past. She loves unabashedly and is not afraid to admire out loud. I've spent time traveling with Kim and working with Kim and on a lucky occasion or two having fun outside of work with Kim and I must say she is definitely one of a kind in my life. Okay, I'll get off of my blogging inspiration for a little while (I'm sure she's had enough anyway) and move on to a little bit about me.

A little bit about me. I grew up in a town of 4,500 people and still live there. I loved and hated my town growing up. I have four siblings, three sisters and a brother. We grew up in a nice house on a nice street. There was no tragedy in my life, there were ordinary sad stories to tell as everyone has but nothing really unique as I later found out in my life. I also later found out that being unique can be highly overrated when you hate being in the spot light. If you don't mind being in the spot light then I suppose it's fine. I am not adverse to leading or taking charge, I am adverse to having a light shone upon me in order to high light some characteristic of me or some action I may or may not have taken. I find myself to be quite ordinary and very much like most people. For this reason I relate well to all kinds of people and tend to understand people pretty well. I also tend to try to blend into the carpet but I usually fail miserably at that. The reason I fail at that is because there are certain aspects of my personality do stand out. I wear my heart on my sleeve (working on that), I am honest (although I try to be kind while remaining honest), and I have an outgoing personality which I frequently wish I could control a bit more or curtail.

I will also add, and most importantly, that I work daily, hourly, by the minute really on being a better person, a better Christian, a better wife, sister, mother, grandmother and daughter each and every day. I don't mean to bury Christian in the middle there, that is the most important part of who I am. My salvation, my future life, my treasures in heaven are really the main elements of my life that matter. Being a good person and all of those other things is very important to me and to God as well, but not as important as being a good disciple. This walk is difficult. The world is a very tricky place to navigate and not fall in the cracks. Only other Christians will understand what I mean by that but hopefully I will make my Father proud.

I sit here multitasking (as I almost always am) with my son and my husband around me just living life and being and it's as close to paradise as we can get down here. My life is simple and I frequently realize how different from others that can be but I cherish my life as it is and as I know it will be. I know that growing in my faith, growing in Christ will bring me such joy here and in the afterlife (which I am guaranteed).

Strictly from a 'facts' standpoint here are some interesting tidbits about me and mine. We live in that previously mentioned small town on seven acres of land in a beautiful log home. We have 24 chickens, 10 turkeys, 1 cat, and 1 dog. As rural and hick as that may sound, my husband and I are very intelligent and involved in government, education and other interests we just happen to live far away from the din of cities. We love our animals, our gardens, our families and our life. :)