About

Why Do I Blog?

I enjoy it.

For starters…I like to talk. Everybody who knows me in real life just cracked up laughing. It’s true. Unfortunately I like to keep the conversation going so much that I usually end up talking about myself and what’s going on in my world TOO much.

Welcome to MY world. Mwahaha!

Just kidding! I hope (as I’m trying to learn in real life) I can learn to listen as much as I talk. I also like to make friends, share my faith, encourage others and learn new things – blogging is a good means to all those ends! I’d be lying if I didn’t say that blogging isn’t also a way of seeking some sort of validation. I recently read a blogger confess “I blog because I need validation from others” and immediately I realized, “Yes, this is true.” That said, I also like to connect with other like-minded bloggers, to expand my circle of good Christian influences.

Blogging helps me do all of these things. From home. And that’s pretty cool.

Oh — one more thing…

Hubs ASKED me to blog.

I originally began blogging because my husband wanted me to do it. He heard that some people were starting to make money with it. Yup. It’s true. Unfortunately for him I got into it and grew to love the blogging part of it – with or without a paycheck. I also quickly realized I’m not cut out to be a professional blogger.

No, that’s not quite it. Let me rephrase that – I CHOOSE not to be a professional blogger at this point in my life.

The bottom line is that being a good wife, mom and homeschool teacher land much higher on the priority list and I’d much rather invest the bulk of my time on doing that. On the other hand, I’m not completely giving up on the paycheck part (however small it may be.) I do believe that if God wants blogging to help contribute to our finances in any way, He’s going to help me do it without compromising on my other (God-given) priorities.

What do I blog?

I blog as a stay-home, homeschooling, Christian housewife with 3 young children. Typically, that’s the kind of reader my blog will appeal to. However, my blog is open to all moms, stay home or not, homeschooling or not. (Christian or not, though you might get tired of hearing my point of view. If not – well, howdy!)

As a C-S-A-H-H-M (Christian, Stay-At-Home, Homeschooling Mom) I blog about home making, homeschooling, balancing the two, my faith, (finding balance through and with that,) marriage, parenting. You know. That whole ball of wax. Right now a large part of my life revolves around this role God has called me to and it’s what I know. So. I blog what I know.

How do I blog?

I blog with honesty, integrity and my very own opinion. I don’t share my children’s names, or faces, because I also believe in blogging safely. I blog as much as I can when I can – because it is a good outlet for me – but when life calls, I answer. I blog appropriately with a certain measure of privacy because there are some things that just shouldn’t be shared on the internet. At the same time I blog with transparency when I can, to keep it real.

I don’t write paid posts. I don’t “do” reviews (not that I ever got into that) unless I buy something I want to review and tell others about. I *might* consider doing a (truthful and completely honest) review if there’s a paycheck involved for my time and a complimentary sample to try out for the review. Just sayin.

I am open to guest posting – both willing to write posts for other blogs and publish guest posts on this blog (after approval.) Just ask!