Every hiatus must come to an end...

So, it's been a long time since I last posted here! But I am back, thanks to a little inspiration from a lovely young lady I know named Paige. She recently posted on her blog about the new oral tradition of rejoicing/sharing with one another via blogging and I instantly remembered this poor neglected blog I started a few years ago that was tucked away collecting dust. Well, I've dusted and repainted and here we are again!

Here's a little bit of what Paige had to say on the subject of blogging (in case you don't feel like clicking the link to read the full post):

 [I]n many ways, blogging allows us to rejoice together. We can "calleth together [our] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have ____________!" (Fill in the blank. . . I have made a pie! I have done something funny! I have had a baby!) We get to relish in the small and happy moments together.

Telling stories allow us to do this, and blogging is our new public square. It's oral tradition reincarnate. It's rejoicing together. I've learned while writing my stories down that even though our stories aren't perfect, or expected or sometimes even our own, they are important and worth sharing. Because we've created a community of learning by story telling. By sharing, listening, imagining, remembering, and rejoicing, we take part in making more togetherness.

I'm glad I know people like Paige (everyone should have a "Paige" in their lives!) and that I take the time to read her blog (she has a lot of profound things to say/share/rejoice). I'm also glad we live in a time where our words can travel across the globe and reach the masses with a single click.

While my entries may not be as inspiring as I find Paige's to be for me - you never know who might need to hear/read what you have to say.

Let the rejoicing begin!