There’s so much pressure in writing one’s first blog post. I’ve been journaling and facebooking (is that a word?) my thoughts for years. I’m a very communicative person. I love to share and here people’s thoughts and ideas on things in life such as; parenting, food, fashion, Jesus, you name it. But for a solid year now I’ve been feeling pressure, put on by myself I think, to start a blog. I’ve put it off, or told myself that it’s silly, “No one wants to hear your thoughts, idea, or opinions.” And whether that’s true or not, I can’t stop this pressure, this need or desire to put these thoughts out to the “world” and let people see into my heart and learn. I want to learn from my mistakes, rejoice in the triumphs and share what I have learned in hopes that you will journey with me.

I’ve been on a journey for 18 months now on learning how to be authentic and vulnerable. I have a habit of putting things that are difficult to deal with on the back burner of my life. Whether it be exercise, my chores, ways that I need to parent better, finances, going to choir practice (I know that’s a weird one) and most importantly being authentic and true to those around me, I’m done living life on the back burner. It hurts at times, but its oh so good when my relationships grow. I am tired of putting those things on the back burner and allowing the pressures of life to swallow me up. (Yes, that’s a lot of cheesy sayings in one sentence, I know) But I hope that through this blog we can learn from each other. I’m slightly terrified, yet pretty excited to start this and see where it leads.