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Opening Blog

I’m going to begin my blog by discussing what my goals for it will be. If you’ve read my profile and my dashboard you can see that I can sum myself up by saying I am a Christian, mother, and military wife. These three areas of my life have posed many questions that I’ve had to answer. Some I’ve had to discover on my own, some I’ve had the help of my family and friends and others I’ve just had to rely on other people to do their jobs.

In this blog I want to present some of the experiences that have come and gone in my life. I want to bring to the table some issues facing all of us in today’s world. I want to look at various topics through faith and experience. I want these pieces of my personal journey to be expressed and maybe help or influence others to think about the various topics themselves.

Ideally, I would like to update the blog a few times a week to open the topics to discussion. Depending on the length or response may determine how often the site is updated.

I invite you to check back often and bring your perspective to the site.

My prayer: Dear Lord, I praise you and thank you for all the blessings you have brought into my life. May this space become a place for people to read and discuss topics that affect all of our lives and to see that we are not alone. Be with all who read the site and with all who feel moved to respond. Amen.

“The Lord your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17


Future Possible Topics: (Suggestions welcome)

*Raising a child in a mixed Christian/non-Christian home
*Loss of a pet
*Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth”
*Ways I saw God Today
*Election 2008
*Learning from Senior Citizens
*My Spiritual Journey
*Dealing with the Rising Cost of Gas and Groceries

Comments

Jenn said…
Hi sweetie!
Welcome to the blogging world! :)
September 2, 2008 at 9:54 AM
mrsgooch said…
Jami I think this is a great idea for you. I will try to check often and respond when I feel moved or have the time :).I especially like your future topic of ways I saw God today. I also have asuggestions for a topic: Finding Gratitude.
September 2, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi Angel, I think it's awesome that you are doing this. I am very eager to see the topic of mixed belief homes. I had a catholic/protestant tug-of-war situation until I turned 10, and my parents were able to move away from that mess. You'd think 'both christian, what's the deal?', but it was tense, and I'm glad Ivy won't have that to contend with. The conflicts over religion/beliefs that infiltrate the nuclear family can be overwhelming; my dad deferred to my mom's catholicism within our family unit while the rest of the relations battled on. I'm interested to see how parents of differing beliefs manage to strike a balance without sacrificing their beliefs or rituals and presenting only one path to their children.
September 9, 2008 at 1:49 PM
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