{ Why I am still blogging }

 

 

In just 3 short days, I will have been blogging for 20 years.  I can't believe it's been that long, and I don't know how I have managed to hold onto this little slice of the internet for that long, without giving up, walking away, or deleting the blog like so many others have in the past.

 

Looking back on it, it is a huge achievement.  In a world where everything is so fast paced, and constantly changing from one thing to the next, it is a true testament to stay in place, to hold on to your morals, your values and your roots, so to speak, and not give in to the need for the next new big thing.

 

When I started this blog I was a young mom, with a 7 and a 3 year old.  Life was hectic, I was trying to find my way, learning as I went, and blogging had just kicked off.  It was my place to come and share my day, to sit and take a breather between blowing noses and giving out snacks.  I was exhausted and needed a way to relax and to be with like minded women.

 

I started sharing daily posts, never anything super interesting just what we were eating, what I was crocheting, making, thinking doing, my tips and tricks as a homemaker, wife and mother.

 

Through the years I have changed so much, things I loved I no longer enjoy, things I never thought I would enjoy I now love.  It's funny isn't it, we change so much as we get older, it's like becoming a whole new person at times and trying to learn to live with them.

 

The one thing that has always remained in my love for sharing my homemaking life, in hopes to inspire or motivate someone to look at their homes as a place of love and hope.  A place that is kept as a haven for the family, and most importantly a place to honor and glorify God.  Everything I do is always with Him in mind and for Him.

 

I have seen so many others give up on their blogs, just walk away, delete it all and not look back.  I don't think I would ever have the courage to do, because within these pages, in this little corner of the vast internet is a life, a life of 20 years filled with memories, photographs, ups and downs, moves and joys and losses.  And I don't believe that is something to be thrown away, but rather cherished.

This blog is filled with so many interesting posts made over the last 20 years and I'm sure if you love homemaking and family as much as I do, you will surely find something here to enjoy reading or looking through.

 

So why am I still blogging after all these years?  Why not just walk away?

 

Well, I love sharing my life, I love using this platform to inspire others and I truly believe that God wants me to remain here, doing exactly what I've been doing for al these years, and as long as I feel that pull from Him, I will continue here in this little corner.

 

I will have a post up on the actual blogiversary on the 6th of February, and will take you back in time to some older posts.  I also want to have a little giveaway on that day, just to say thank you to all my readers who have stuck around for this long.  

 

If that's something that interests you, be sure to come back and check out that post.

 

I'll end this post with a little snippet of what I have been up to today:

 

Paid bills

Got my 10k steps in

Did laundry and cleaned the house

Watched some tv

Read a few more pages in my book

Received a few more books in the mail

 

Now, I have a Walmart delivery that just arrived, so I need to go and grab that from the front door and put it away.  

 

I hope you're all having a blessed Tuesday, if you're a blogger too which I'm assuming most of you are, how long have you been blogging and what keeps you here?  Would love to know ♥