I wanted to quit. Pack up my blog and stow it away in the cupboard. I feel like the proverbial square peg in a round hole. I’m not a homeschool blogger anymore. I’m not into crafts. I’m not a foodie blog nor a photography blog, nor a theological blog. I mainly just share our weekly life which is more like a family journal- quite boring if you’re not part of that family, I assume. I don’t fit into a blogging niche. Once upon a time I did, but that chapter is closed.
This site started very natural- as a natural extension of my particpation on forums. I simply copied and pasted my replies here rather than rewrite them everytime a question was asked. So primarily, I blogged for me. And I’m happy for that. I don’t try to teach anyone… I just wanted to share. I don’t want to get into theological debates nor lead people astray with any wishy washy or incorrect theology, so I simply stopped sharing what was on my heart. Yes, I do need to be careful with my words, but to allow that to prevent me from sharing is also questionable. I think I had become more concerned about appearing correct than actually sharing my walk despite the fact that I had previously written how I do not have all my theological ducks in a row.
I wanted to dig a hole and bury the site. And while John would respect my decision if I decided to go ahead with it, he really doesn’t want me to do that. I think he knows that I am the greatest beneficiary from my blog. He wants me to continue. He wants to see me write more. So I shall. I will share some of the things that I learn. They may not be 100% doctrinally correct but be patient with me, please.
I guess, I’m back.
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I think you were so honest with what you have said and i really respect that.
I have never blogged before but a lot of the homeschooling mums i know do and they are encouraging me to do it. Ihave the problem that i wouldn’t know what to write or even if what i write would interest anyone.
I can see by yours that you use it to debrief in a way and keep track of yourself your life and what you do with schooling ect through this.
You have inspired me to do this blog now, and i realise that even if i have not much to say or contribute that the person who benefits from the blog the most is the person who wrote it themselves. Thanks for your blog
Regards Trish
Hi Trish,
Lovely to see your comment! Thanks for popping by. There are so many things to blog about… and I’ve touched on a few topics with my blog but life has also changed for me which has contributed to my lack of posts.
One thing I would like to encourage you in when you blog is to respect the privacy of your family and children. It’s lovely to record every moment, every time they first learned to read or write or do multiplication facts but does everyone (including future spouses or employers or even friends) need to? There’s a lot to be said for staying anonymous and using pseudonyms and not real names.
Maybe you’ll pop back in and give me the url to your blog? I’d love to drop by for a visit
Yay! glad you’re back. I actually like the ‘family journal’ format, there is a lot to learn from just that, to see what a homeschooling family is doing from day to day without trying to push an ‘image’
Thank you Abba12. I hope you are well and doing great… learning lots through life