Ah, you visited me!
I know, I know. You're probably thinking, "Oh, yay, another blog...eye-roll. What makes her so special as to need a blog?" Yes, and believe me, I feel a little silly myself. But, bear with me as I explain the inspiration for this space.
First... I love to write. I've completed enough notebooks to fill my driveway. I love to write about whatever season I am in, whether it's a creative spark that allows me to accomplish a daunting project, or the pangs of separation during a long deployment. Like a balm to my heart and a salve to my soul, it is refreshing to write it somewhere, anywhere.
Secondly... I feel the need to share, but not because I have something amazing to offer. As a hobby, I do a lot of experimenting with DIY techniques, furniture refinishing, new chalk paint recipes and the like, so my friends have often suggested a blog to archive my projects. It seemed silly, and as a follower of many blogs myself, I knew there was nothing "new" I could blog about at this point in the Blogosphere! But, as I have continued to carve out the pages of my notebooks with thoughts on mothering, wifery, friendship, creativity and easier ways to do one thing or another, I realized why I have to share this. I have to share this because I feel alone in it. I write it all in notebooks because I need to feel it discussed somehow, but find myself alone more often than not. Very rarely do I find myself, with undivided attention, basking in the refreshing presence of like-minded sojourners. In my current season, these sojourners include young wives, little-years-mothers, adult-daughters, sisters, homeschoolers, Mompreneurs, Christ-bearers. I have to share this so we can find what we both need the most: each other. If I don't share my heart, you won't find it...nor I yours! We must share ourselves in order to find one other.
While I do love (and actively use) Facebook & Instagram, they offer limited opportunity to share what really matters most, with those who need it most. The hurts, the healings, the joys, the celebrations, the growing pains, the changing seasons... But here, I can share it all, without fear of negative criticism, because this isn't for everyone. I will share for those who understand; those who simply need to read it and feel a little less alone in it. This is my place to celebrate, mourn, create, inspire, even share my own opinion, knowing like-minded hearts and souls will accompany me here.
And so, it is with excitement that I launch this NEW blog! I am happy to have a place to tuck what is placed on my heart to share, in an organized archive, like heart-shaped sticky notes on which I will scribble and carve. It isn't my business to track how many followers my blog receives or how many times a post is read. It is only my business to cultivate the gifts God has entrusted to me. My gift is to write, my resource is the internet, and my "why" is to find each other.
I hope you will join me! (Hint: You can opt to follow by e-mail...fancy, right?)
Cheers!
Chara Noelle
Great first post!
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