Why I'm going to keep blogging...
This Thursday, I'll finish my first year of maintaining this blog. I’ll admit that I started a blog a few years back and posted to it…about 8 times. Something about it just didn’t stick. Last year, as I headed into the fall, I felt like it was something I wanted to try again. I love to write. I find it one of my greatest joys in life to encourage people. I’d like to expand my ministry as I continue along in my journey of service for God. So; here I have been for a year now, trying to accomplish that. The “audience” for my blog has grown over the course of the year, but I still don’t have a huge list of “followers.” People have read my blog more than 2800 times this year. If you compare that with well known bloggers, it’s a pretty tiny number. But I appreciate all who do read and follow, and some have expressed appreciation for one post or another that challenged or encouraged them. I’m really glad for that. My blog has also allowed me to work toward a coup