Hey! It’s Amy.
Yesterday an awesome thing
happened.
I was SO nervous to debut
this blog. I wondered, what if
nobody cares or likes it? What if
I am boring and have nothing to say?
Are the ladies involved going to be disappointed in me if nobody reads
the blog? Am I going to be
disappointed in myself?
But, when I finally pulled
back the curtain and revealed the blog, my friends and family, even acquaintances
cheered it on. And they shared it
with others, and then THEIR friends and family and acquaintances cheered it
on.
Thank you.
I am so happy that you are
loving the stories written by all the amazing contributors. Aren’t they cool!? There will be many more contributors
and many more stories.
Lots of people “liked” the
blog and gave me sweet comments, like "good idea!” and “nice work!” But, I must say—though I did put a lot
of work and time in (just ask Patrick! Haha...he’s finished like three seasons of 24 since I started
blogging in the evenings…)—when it comes to the idea for the blog, I need to
give credit where credit is due.
When I decided I go ahead
and join the world of blogging I was unsure of how to move forward. Here was my dilemma: I didn’t want to start something that
wasn’t going to be a good use of my time.
Even if it was something fun, I couldn’t spend my time doing something
meaningless. I wanted to bring
some good into the world. But how?
One day, in my morning
prayers, I told Heavenly Father that I wanted to start a blog, but I needed His
help to make it worthwhile.
With Hayden and my Patty-man. |
A few hours later, I was
talking to Patrick about starting a blog (he is so patient when I start talking
"blog"--I know he's had enough when his eyes start to glaze over, but
most of the time, he listens! ha!) I explained the idea of a place for
many women to blog, not just me! I told him that every woman deserves to
tell her story, and hopefully, every women who feels lonely, isolated, or just
wants to make more friends would feel love on this happy little spot out in
cyber space. Women need women.
Here’s the crazy part: I never even thought of this idea before
I started telling him. The words just
came out of me as they were pouring into my head. After I told him, I was like, “WOW. That is a really cool idea!” cause it
was new to me too! I was grinning
like a crazy person—I was SO super excited.
Now, this isn’t some miraculous
Joan of Arc thing where God sent me on some Holy Quest, but I believe any time
we desire to do good and pray for help, God will provide us with opportunities. And He did! So, while I am SO grateful for your support and love, I have
to tell you that I borrowed the idea from the source of all inspiration, my
Heavenly Father.
I hope that it is ok to tell you this story. I know not everyone believes in God, and that this is a place for people of all beleifs, but this my story and this is who I am. And, though I am putting myself out there, and I'm not gonna lie, it makes me a weee bit nervous...I can't take credit, when I don't deserve it! :)
SO...Thanks again, friends!
-Amy
P.S. There's gonna be more than one post a week for a little bit, since we are starting out...just want to prepare you! An post from my sister about her super unique home decor style is on it's way! Stay tuned! :)
You seriously amaze me!!!...divine inspiration at its best:)
ReplyDelete:) You are sweet.
DeleteI love this post. I commend you for taking the risk and putting yourself out there and sharing such a special experience/relationship with your Heavenly Father.
ReplyDeleteI think you worded the whole thing perfectly, and I love that the inspiration and idea just flowed- and you recognized that it wasn't from you. :)
Thank you Tracy! Yep, not from me...and getting credit was weighing on my mind!
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