I Blog Do You?

In the beginning of 2008 my cousin and friend, Steve, started writing a blog. He called it and addressed it, I Blog Do You? "Good question", I thought. I enjoy reading blogs from local folks, especially Steve, as well as blogging pros now and then. In January '08 my kids, Cooper and Tilly, jumped on the blogging bandwagon and began reporting their lives on their own blogs.

In April 2008 during Spring Break I took the opportunity of a quiet house (my kids were staying with grandma) to answer Steve's question..."Yes, I blog too." I said as I set out to carve out my own corner of cyber space to publish my thoughts.

Blogging was great fun to me. I love to talk and tell stories, blogging seemed a natural fit. I am an ok writer, as far as getting my thoughts across. But I struggle with punctuation and grammar. I write like I speak...long run on sentences, reiterating myself several times.

I began filling my blog with things I thought people might be interested to read...my experience in prison, my ministry born out of that experience and my life as God was restoring me. (click the links for an older post in that category). I write alot about my kids, because I know everyone is waiting with baited breath to hear the true and amazing stories of Tilly and Cooper. Well, my mom who lives 2000 miles away is probably the most appreciative of this. (oh and maybe Grandpa JB, who lives close by but who cannot get enough of those kids). But I have always wanted my blog to be something more than just a family memoir. I wanted to use this media as a way to share my testimony, a written tale of God's Grace.

I watched my stats for the first year or so, seeing how many people visit my blog. Some days dozens and sometimes barely any. I was always surprised to hear from people when they told me they had they been reading my blog. Old friends, and friends of a friend of an acquaintance, others I have never met other than in the blogasphere.

I have not looked at my stats for months...I am afraid I would confirm what I suspect, no one is reading my blog. As it turns out if you want people to visit your blog you have to actually keep writing posts! And I have been hit and miss, at best, in 2009.

So now I answer Steve's question again, "I blog do you?"

"uhh, sometimes..?"

I am not sure why I can't seem to get back in the blogging habit. I think of ideas that I would like to post all the time, but I do not take the time to focus my thoughts into comprehendable paragraphs.

I am going to keep blogging, at a much less prolific rate than my buddy Steve or some of the other bloggers I enjoy.

Oh Well, I have a feeling that Steve might be the only one reading this.

And he withdrew his question this week...he moved his blog from www.iblogdoyou.com To just www.stevegall.com - I guess I don't have to worry about changing my answer.