A new journal...journey...whatever but here goes!

My mother-in-law has always encouraged me to write down the crazy/funny stories of my family. Specifically: my 2 boys! But then that means keeping a journal, right!? No way! I hate writing, I get hand cramps and I'm always too tired! BUT (I thought to myself a couple of months ago) maybe I should start blogging! I can type pretty fast and I think I can print this stuff out after I write it! Plus, I can share all the funny, "you would not believe what happened to me" stories with my family and friends! Maybe they can get a good laugh out of these crazy days I am living through at this point in my life! I mean, if someone else can get a good laugh, then it makes it all worth it to me! Well, at least it makes it more bearable, ha!
So, those thoughts were a few months ago... I have actually been praying about it. Praying about it, you might ask? Absolutely! I knew if I started blogging I would probably be putting myself "out there" so much more. I mean, what if the Lord starts nudging me to write about something other than my funny stories? What if at one point or another, He nudges me to open up about some of the struggles I have faced? Do I really want to open myself up like that to people I am not closest to? But worst of all...what if I make a grammatical error in my writing?! I have friends who love to look for those mistakes! I use to teach with some of them....I am one of them, lol! So I didn't put much more thought into the whole "blogging" thing.
Until about a week ago. I started playing around with the blogging idea again; but still not ready to take the "jump" into the land of blogging. I don't even know how to set up a blog, I thought. And then today, just when I was about to abandon the idea all together, a long-time friend suggested I start a blog. At this point I knew I just needed to do it.
So....I'm not going to worry about what future posts the Lord might nudge me to write. I'm not going to worry about all the grammatical errors I will make. I'm just going to have fun with this new journal...journey...whatever, today!
And a big thanks to my very smart, fireman/surfboard shaper of a husband who helped get me up and going!