300 and Counting

It dawned on me a couple of days ago that when I publish this, I will have written 300 blogs. It's a little hard to wrap my brain around--300! I honestly never saw that happening. I barely got the first one published, and even that took almost 3 years. I didn't think I had anything to say. Ha, fooled everyone, including myself!

In looking back over my posts, I see that I have written about everything from my relationship with God to recipes, from my travels to my grandchildren. I've written about my thoughts, emotions, and prayers. I have shared just about everything — even my dreams and desires. Yes, I think I've covered it all... and yet I believe there is so much more.

I have learned a lot about myself throughout this experience. I've learned that I am in love with Jesus, that I am exceptionally sensitive, and that I love others more deeply than I thought possible. I have allowed God to touch my life, and in turn, He has used me to touch the lives of others. How do I know this? Well, I get a lot of emails, texts, and calls from strangers, friends, and family sharing their experiences concerning their own lives. I love hearing from others. I love that they are somehow "ministered to" by my blog. I use that term because that is exactly what is happening. And I think that is why I keep writing. Even when I think about shutting this whole blog thing down, I don't. I've tried before, and then — I feel compelled to write, and I end up blogging again.

Maybe this has become an addiction of sorts. One thing is for sure--it has become a form of therapy for me.  A way to write about my feelings, and get out all those crazy, mixed-up thoughts that swirl around in my head like noodles.  I can sort them onto a page (and by page, I mean a laptop) and then examine them; I can try to sort and categorize them and lay them out in a somewhat organized fashion. At least I try to do that.

Yes, number 300 is about to be published. Scary to think about, and yet very exhilarating.  I like writing. I like blogging. I like that you read them. I like that I feel encouraged to keep on doing this thing called blogging. Yes, I do.