Oh blogging... I am back. After a whole lotta drama and some downright dirty deeds, I have decided to start blogging again.
I had a blog @ http://www.musicallipink.blogspot.com for over a year... maybe even 2 yrs and have recently included more photos of one of our foster kids since parental rights have been terminated... which used to be ok. I then found out that our agency, becuase of pressure from some of the county agencies had changed their photo posting policies and I had to take down my blog while I fixed it. I had the blog down and the url open for about 3 days when someone who I had once considered a friend stole the url and make a fake blog that was sooo mean and nasty and was all based on my life twisted around to be truly disgusting. After figureing out who did it, I confronted that person and they took down the blog, but never let the url go. So here I am at a new URL. I still havent reposted the old blogs, and I think I may just let them stay hidden for me to revisit only.
This experience has left me a little jaded. I had started this blog to chronicle our journey through foster care, infertility, invisible illness, and life in the ministry. I had hoped it would bless and inspire, encourage and uplift, but it seems that not many people read it and at least one couple let their jealousy and bitterness from their journey through infertility, sheild thier eyes from what God could have spoken to them. This blog will be different. I dont know how, but I miss blogging, so I want to get back into it, but I have to guard myself and my family and my kids... however many we have at the time!
SO please, respect me and my family. Respect that our life isnt perfect.. and never will be! :o) Life is messy and crazy, silly and sad, and there are many highs a lows and I am living it all for Jesus. We frequently run out of diapers, the kitchen table could almost always use a good scrub, the living room looks like the toy bin erupted, and visitors are NOT allowed in our bedroom becuase its always loaded with laundry!! And im not apologizing! This is my life. And when it comes down to folding the laundry or playing with my kids... guess what Im going to pick!?! Haha.. walk into my house and you'll know right away!
So I hope you enjoy reading this blog... I hope you find some humor here, some inspiration, and a lot of Jesus. cause He is the main reason we do what we do!!
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I too have had hopes of maintaining my blog on blogger as an outreach ministry. With rarely ever getting comments on it I've often thought that it's not working. But then I get the occasional comments that make it all worth it. It's rare, but enough to let me know that keeping that presence around is still right. I just personally find I spend most of my time connecting with others so my friend's list on FB, and the groups I'm in there get more time than my blog.
ReplyDeleteI think these changes you're making is a good thing. I think sharing about your foster parenting is best done in the more secure ways of FB. Good job Dana!
Hey lady....I wondered what happened to your blog...that is horrible that someone you know did that to you!!! How very rude and hurtful! I am glad you are back because I love reading what is going on in your life. It makes me feel like I am living close to you and are a part of your life. I wish I could be there, living closer to you guys so that we could share our lives together, but God has other plans. Your blogs encourage me, inspire me, make me laugh, make me cry....I really love reading them. Thanks for sharing your real life and I love you very much!
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ReplyDeleteI found your blog when looking through invisible illness website. I just want to encourage you to continue to blog, whether you get 1 hit or 100. I think blogging is as much for you as anyone else. So blog away, laugh,cry, complain, encourage, feel whatever you feel and let God bring in the ones who need to hear what you need to say. And I intend to take mt won advise!
"my own advise" Sorry, I think that I had a momentary brain fog!!
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