Writing a Blog

I have always loved to write.

Since I was a young girl, I have enjoyed writing for myself. At times when writing was required and the topic was chosen by others, I strongly disliked writing. Therefore, when I discovered the blog world, I was immediately excited about the opportunity to write about my life in a way that will preserve the memories forever. There were no rules, no guidelines, just the blank text box with limitless possibilities for filling it. It is amazing how typing into a blog text box is so much less intimidating than typing in a Word document. I am freed by the blog itself and, therefore, my words flow more freely. Over the past two years, I have kept myself (and at times, others) up to date with my little family of four through my pictures and words. I have created two blog books for sake of memories beyond the Internet world.

Again, I love to write, and I write best after a lot of reading. This is good, because I love to read. But the problem is, the more I read the good writing that is suppose to inspire me to write, the less I feel prepared to write. I tend to get into times of not writing and it is difficult for me to start again.

I have recently become obsessed with reading through the blogging world. But all these other blogging moms can write about the details of their lives in such interesting ways. I don't feel like I can live up to their standard. So, I am tried of being intimated by the blogging moms that I admire. Instead, I want to write more. I want to continue to read good books that challenge me in my life. And I want to write about the things I experience and learn.

My two favorite blogs are Flower Patch Farm Girl and A Holy Experience. Both of these women are the most amazing writers. I am always inspired after reading their posts. They write about their own lives in such a vivid and poetic way. They are moms like myself and, therefore, the topics they choose to write about interest me as well. These blog entries are not short and sweet, but full of the most important information on the topic, written in such an interesting way. I can sense the freedom that they feel when blogging. Both of these women have created a following and therefore advanced their blogs to include relationships with other mom’s in the blogosphere. They are creating a name for themselves in a way that without the internet would be much more difficult.