Roles: (1) God's daughter; (2) Happy wife/help-mate; (3) Proud momma
Mad Skills:
- Loads dishes like it's a game of Tetris
- A one-woman concert for 80's, 90's and country music
- Plans meals for an entire month at a time
- Reached expert-level at "come-to-Jesus meetings" with her pre-teen daughter
- Buys a week's worth of groceries in 30 minutes or less, and on budget
- Master of belly rubs for her furbabies
Names: Marley and Mark
Mark's Roles: (1) God's son; (2) Kirsten's WAY better-half; (3) Most patient and awesome stepdaddy in the history of ever
Mark's Mad Skills:
- Successfully lives (and thrives!) in a household full of estrogen for going on 8 years now
- Landscape champion
- Has the patience of Job. For real.
- Guitar master
- Air-drum level: Expert
Marley's Roles: (1) God's daughter; (2) Kirsten and Mark's youngin; (3) Super cool middle school student
Marley's Mad Skills:
- Sings back-up during Kirsten's in-the-car concerts like a champ!
- Rides horses like it's her job
- Killer sense of humor
- Genuinely loving to everyone she meets
- Mastered the art of procrastination
Here's the thing: Back when I started my first blog, One Tough Mother, I wanted a simple blog in which to share things about our family and our life. Well, after some time, I started trying to roll with the big boys (or girls, in most cases) and I really feel like I lost my overall vision.
I started worrying about numbers - page views, followers, Facebook fans, and the like - rather than worrying about...well, nothing really. It's a blog! It shouldn't be stressful, right?
I was so deep into the "business of blogging" that I didn't really see that it had turned into it's own little monster. It took a strong push from the Lord to show me that I was missing out on my life while staring at a screen.
I took a break, and it was awesome. Truly. And over the past few months, I've started to feel that yearning to write and share again. But I had to take a long, hard look at what I really want this blog to be.
So, I won't do any sponsored posts, unless it's something really, completely awesome that I would use anyway. I don't care about my numbers. If one person reads it, or one hundred, or whatever, that's fine with me. I won't stress about sticking to an editorial calendar, or sharing all over social media, or making sure every post has a Pinterest-perfect graphic.
What I will do, however, is stay true to myself and my family's values. I'll talk about our lives, the fun things we do together, the good stuff, the not-so-good stuff, and everything in between. I'll share how the Lord dictates my steps, how I've been saved by grace through faith, and how I learned the hard way to just sit down, shut up, and listen when He speaks.
Essentially, it'll be life. Unfiltered, uncensored, and real.
So, allow me to pour you a big ol' mason glass full of sweet tea, and let's sit down and chat.
