I found out about this idea of a 31 days series from Chatting at the Sky. The idea originated from a blogger called The Nester. There are over 1200 bloggers participating. As I scroll through the LARGE list of blogs, I see few that could be categorized under "31 days of change" Nestergirl asks "which one will change you?"
Well, not 31 days of jokes or 31 days of fun. Not 31 days of halloween or 31 days of pinterest.
This gives me a big idea of the state of the blogging world. So very often it so very superficial. I do love a good decorating blog. Or a blog with lovely photographs. I used to follow more of the blogs with creative ideas for kids. Once upon a time, I was linked up to some good homeschool blogs. There are some really great blogs under all of these topics. The problem for many is that they only show the pretty.
My fear over doing this topic was 31 days of focusing on the ugly. Who wants to read about that? God was calling me to be real. Very real. Very transparent.
Is a blog a place to bare your soul? For many people, yes. I started our blog when we started our adoption journey. A girlfriend introduced me to a community of infertility bloggers. These women most certainly bare their souls. They share their struggles. The blog world creates an opportunity for community.
The problem for me? This blog has been shared far and wide with people I know in real life.
My adoption journey blog became my baby blog and then my foster parent blog and now my parenting blog. "This" blog, is my most real. I am happy to be real. I have never been a fan of masks. My real blog solicits many real phone calls from real family members. Perhaps a good thing? Certainly I am so much more transparent to my mother than her mother was to her.
God has called me to be very real. He led me to set up this blog 6 years ago for a reason. I have the followers I have for a reason. Am I sharing more of myself than I would like. Yes. But this is not about me. This is about Him. This is about His miracles, His healing..and what He is capable of doing.
3 comments:
I love your transparency. My blog too is read by friends and family far and wide and while sometimes that is a good thing (sharing pictures of Elizabeth, etc.), other times I hesitate to post something that may cause them to react a certain way. (Like when I first posted about scrupulosity a couple years back I received an e-mail from my mom that basically stated that the whole family was worried about me. I realized I scared them more than I probably should have - given the actual circumstances - I was getting help, etc.)
Anyway, I don't have really have anything new to add I guess, just wanted to let you know that I like your blog and am learning a lot. God Bless your beautiful family!
JBTC, you are so sweet. Thank you for following and your supportive words. I am in the middle of two crazy weeks with limited internet, but look forward to going back and following you too. I am glad you are in this with me!!
This is one of my favorite blog posts. You are wonderful!!! Thank you for sharing your spirit.
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