deleting it all

some days I just want to delete it all.

the blog, facebook, twitter

it can feel so heavy, it can leave so much pressure

the past few days I've really been thinking about why I blog and what I blog about

when I'm posting regulary I can spend hours writing/editing pictures for the week's posts

and there is a fine line between blogging about life

and living life for the blog

i've looked back at old posts, and out of the 200 or so I have

I only really like about 30.

30?

what I have missed about being "gone" is the community.

this online community of women is a powerful thing.

so this little hiatus has me seeing a new vision for the blog.

the blog as more of a storybook of our life.

it's not what grows blogs, and that's okay.

but I want the blog to be a place where my voice tells the story of my family.

so it's all staying--not really deleting anything.
but it's changing.

it's a change that needed to come
and a change I am excited about.

ps: for those of you who have been following our heart of thankfulness series, that post will go up tomorrow.

we're all in this together

we spent this past weekend in Austin, seeing two of our friends get married.
it was wonderful, and beautiful.  the wedding was Sunday at 11.  I can't think of a better way to go to to church.

during the wedding, I was reminded of how surrounded we are.
by friends, family, and those who love and support us.
not only on the day we promise forever to our spouses.
but in the everyday. the hard days. the I hate my job days.

here in Houston we are separate from our families.
and it's easy to get discouraged when we are alone.
but this weekend was sweet time to know that we have people fighting with us.
praying for us.  knowing our joys and our hurts with us.

we are in a place right now that's uncomfortable.
we are in the midst of a change.
i will share more later, but for know, just know that we appreciate your support and encouragement.

we're all in this together.
and we are clinging to each other.

More changes

Ah, yes, as you may have noticed, there have been more changes to the blog.

It was a bit to hard to read with the old background.

Don't get me wrong, I loved the grey...but this feels so much more ...finished.

I am in love with the grey/yellow combination right now and like that the links are so much easier to see.

Also, I have added pages to the blog!

You can now access the "Must Read" page and the "FAQs"

Also...the banner: yep, it's empty. I have a name for the blog, but am working on finishing the banner.You will be able to read the reasoning for the name change under the FAQs.

I hope you are enjoying the changes as much as I am!