TLC 4 Your Marriage: As Close as You Want to Be

TLC 4 Your Marriage: As Close as You Want to Be

Igniting the passion again

     I've decided to blog.  I've come to the conclusion that yes, maybe my ramblings and musings might be worthy of being written down and read by others.  There may be someone out there who could possibly be interested in what I have to say, and may even think (to the shock of my sisters), that I am whity!  Is that how you spell "whity"?...whitty maybe?  I don't know, my spell check keeps underlining every attempt I try at spelling it!  Maybe "whitty" isn't even a word.  Okay, my OCD is getting the best of me, I have to look it up!......  Aha!  "Witty"! Take that spell check!  Hey, I'm liking the definition that dictionary.com gives for "witty";...  "amusingly clever in perception and expression".  I'd like to think of myself as "amusingly clever"!  My husband might have a different word for it.  "Corny", "sassy", "know-it-all" comes to mind, and might be words he would pick!  Hey, I'm not a know it all, I'm just passionate!  Wow, see how easily I get distracted!  Good grief!  Maybe a blog isn't for me after all.  So, back to my introduction.  In highschool I loved to write, and was always looking forward to the next assignment or creative writing opportunity.  Even "composed" a few shabby poems and songs back in the day.  Needless to say, its been awhile.  I don't know when I stopped writing.  Somewhere in between my last English class at college and having my first child, I suppose.  Although I've journal-ed some of my journey of marriage and motherhood in a scruffy old hardback blank book that is at the moment crammed into my nightstand drawer, my creative writing passion that used to be so aflame back in the day has dwindled and almost gone out a few times.  Readers beware that my talent of being able to properly form sentences and correctly spell words is in serious need of some "brushing up"!  My apologies for the run-on sentences and misplaced verbs and nouns!  In all the years that have passed since my last true creative writing frenzy (poem about my broken-hearted love sick self at the ripe age of 17!)  The desire to pen my thoughts and even voice my (at times) very strong opinion never left.  I simply need to fan the flames! (And find the time in between the chaos of being a SAHM!...that's "Stay-At-Home-Mom" in case you were wondering)  My decision to begin blogging was inspired by my mother around the dinner table yesterday.  She said, "Crystal, you need to write! Just sit down and get it all out one of these days."  Ok, Mom, here I go!  And, thus begins my "blogging journey"......  This blog may at times be simply an outlet from my very crazy life!  Who know, maybe I'll try my hand at another poem!  May need to pull out the English book for that one and brush up on the correct rhyming patterns.  Or does it even matter anymore?  Am I that out of touch with the literary world?  I do like to read, I promise!  I will admit, that my reading selections as of late have been "self help" books.  For instance, at this very moment I am in the middle of 4 books. They are listed as follows:  "The Birth Order Book", "How to have a New Kid by Friday", "Raising Boys" and "The Firstborn Advantage".  I can't even remember the last time I picked up a fiction book to get lost in, although my heart longs to!  Its been way too long since I spent a day crashed on the couch to read one cover to cover!  This being a SAHM thing is really time consuming!  Thus the reason I am "in the middle of" 4 books at the same time!  Well, I'm sure you can tell by now that I can be a bit "long-winded", so I think I'll close for now.  Is this long enough for a good first blog?  Have I bored you yet? 

On a more serious note:

Closing thoughts:
Do everything to the best of your ability today.  Even if you feel physically or emotionally like you can't go on.  You can.  Believe me, I've been there.  I've been on the roller-coaster that's called "life".  Sometimes it seems like the "downs" way outnumber the "ups".  But its ok.  Its in the down times that you're caused to look UP.  Up to the only One who can help you through.  He's always, always gonna help you.  I've learned a lot of lessons along the way, but the number one thing I've learned has been to trust in God.  Its when were totally dependent upon Him that He begins to work in our lives.  Its true, take it from a gal who knows firsthand what its like!  Find that tiny grain of a mustard seed called "faith" and dare to move mountains with it! (Matt 17:20)  I've decided that I'm gonna dream again.