Why Am I Blogging??

So, believe it or not, I never thought I would ever have a blog. Ever. I have never thought of myself as a good writer and quite frankly I have never felt like anyone would want to read what I do write. More so though, I always associated blogging with organized, crafty, creative women. It was a scene that I never imagined myself in, but I'm here and you are probably wondering where I am going with this.

(I mean seriously, does this look like a girl who spends her time blogging?)

Well, as I met more girls that blogged and found out their reasons for blogging, I thought it was neat... for them. Then, when Jon and I were first married and he was selling pest control, my mother-in-law encouraged me to start a blog. I considered it but procrastinated. I had thought about following her counsel several times but every time I attempted to make a blog, I just never followed through.

So here we are now, on my blog. What finally got me to do it?

This semester I am taking a Family History class. In this class I have learned how to search for my ancestors, create a family tree that goes way, way back, index old records like death certificates and obituaries, and prepare names to be able to take part in the most amazing things in the temple. But what does finding dead ancestors have to do with a blog? Well, in doing all of this I realized that one day I will be someone's ancestor and if I want my posterity to know what I believe then I need to write it down. I am so grateful that many of my ancestors kept journals and wrote down their life history so that I could read them and feel close to them, but most of all, learn from them.

(If you want to create your own family tree and start searching for your ancestors, you can do that here.)

With the advancements in technology today we have so many different ways that we can keep records. A blog is something that is available now, and will be years from now because it will always be floating around somewhere in the internet world. As I write down my experiences and beliefs, I hope that they can be something that someone, somewhere, at some time, can learn from.

(If you don't know what I believe and what is important to me, you can learn more here. And you can read my future blog posts. hehe)

There are many things that I feel very strongly about and believe in with all of my heart. I want my children and my children's children to know what I know and to feel the same joy that I have felt as a result of living what I believe. More importantly I want them to become better than I am. In writing about my daily life, I hope that I can portray those things.

So that is why I started blogging!