Hmm, well here I am.

Sometimes I think it is odd that I can sit down and pour out my heart to a computer screen and through it, to you...whoever it is that reads this. I started out using this blog to share pictures and life with my brother and sister-in-law far away. I'm not sure why I keep it up though sometimes. I guess it feels good to have that sense of sharing. I can share things that usually don't make it up in normal conversation. Hmm. Mom bought me Radical by David Platt. I'm really excited to read it, she and others have shared some really great stuff from that book. I just keep praying that I don't get in the way as I read. I don't always like doing "hard" stuff, so it will probably be a challenge. I think it will be helpful with where I am at right now mentally/spiritually. The subtitle is: Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream, I need to do that. I had a major meltdown yesterday. It was a bit of a build up from the entire past week. I admit that my horm