thank you.
Someone (okay, my cousin Sherry) gave me
what I think
might be the greatest compliment to my blog the other day.
“Your post always remind me of Steel Magnolias…this scene in particular…because I remember being in the theater and watching the funeral scene and crying and then all of a sudden this scene happens and I cracked up……………That’s how your blog is for me, it’s so touching and deep and thought provoking and I cry a lot and then you say something adorable one of the kids said and I crack up…..laughter through tears…………..awwwww. . . . .”
It’s probably my favorite
because it’s really what I want this blog to look like.
It’s my heart.
I don’t want to follow a rigid pattern
or only post positive entries
or only write about heartbreak.
I want to write about Piper’s hilarious comments
jammed up against the bitterness I’m fighting to conquer.
I want to tell a can-you-believe-this-day-was-this-lousy? story
right after writing about the gut-smashing love I have for my sons.
Because that is what my life really looks like.
It really looks like crying myself to sleep on a Monday night because a situation seems so hopeless
and then celebrating with London on a Tuesday morning as she loses her first tooth.
That’s the roller coaster on which I reside.
And the day I hop off the roller coaster and set up camp on the platform,
I’ll write about that too.
Because that’s real.
It’s so messy.
And tangled.
And confusing.
It’s the laughter through the tears.
It’s the unfair and the beautiful.
Side by side.
Arm in arm.
One post after another.
Thank you for reading.
6 Comments
Marie from Germany
thank you, again and again and again, for posting 🙂
T.J.
Wow. I never thought about that, but you're right; you share about anything and anything on here. I agree with you; that makes it better!
Someone told me earlier this week when I was coming up with my "30 before 30" list (a list of things I want to do before I turn 30) that I should write a blog. I told her that I didn't know how that would work, since I thought that blogs had to have a central theme. I don't know if I have enough knowledge, wisdom, or time to write about any one particular subject/concept on an everyday basis. You've shown me otherwise. Thanks for making me think outside of my preconceived box! =)
LaceyKeigley
Ohhh – so exciting to help you think about things differently.
ticcoaleister
And thank YOU for posting. I love reading your blog–and often, your posts come exactly when I need to see them. An encouragement, a conviction, understanding, laughter…the list goes on and on. Your roller coaster life is what makes you such a beautiful person.
Gretchen
Yeah for London's loss of her first tooth!!!! And for the post……….it's life! 🙂 Thanks for sharing. I will now have to re-watch Steel Magnolias.
shelley
Yes, this is why we read. It's real life. Thanks for sharing!