Confession - I haven't posted on this blog awhile.. because I was at 18 posts on my other blog, and like 22 on this one... and I was trying to play catch up. Now my other blog has 21 posts, and this one 22 (make that 23 after I hit Publish Post to this one...), but I had to write on here too...
because... I NEED to state boldly and plainly what my distinct purposes will be for each blog. The ideas have been there... but they've been trapped in muddy water for the last couple months yet, lol. I do want to keep both... even if only for the reason that I love both of the site names I've come up with, hehe.
oh, and I've figured out why it's so hard to keep them distinct for me... it's because I feel like my "encouraging" life and my own "personal learning" life are too hard to separate!! I can't separate the encouragement I want to pour out from the own encouragement God reveals to me through my own life experiences each day!
Nevertheless... I still think it's a valuable goal to regularly attempt to draw boundaries and define purposes - with an allowance of grace to fudge the lines every now and then.
So, here we go:
:) L.O.L. :) blog:
Purpose: Telling my "Living Out Love/Laughing Out Loud" life story as it is being lived out
Boundaries: None... Can "no boundaries" be a boundary? Eh, yeah, I think so, LOL. ;) What I mean by this is - I think this is the blog I will give myself the freedom to be as much "diary-like/stream of conciousness typing/thought sharing/A.D.D. posting" as I want to be!
Posting goals: As often as I have the energy and opportunity to type!
:) M.E.D.s blog:
Purpose: A thought-full, purpose-full sharing of what God is teaching me lately with the distinct thought in mind to encourage others with my story
Boundaries: I need to have posted about whatever I write at this blog in some form on my other blog FIRST. In "writers terms" I'm saying - I need to have "free written/first drafted" these thoughts before I attempt to reflect on them enough to share well with others
Posting goals: Minimum of once a week. First reading through all of my L.O.L. posts since my last smileMED post, and then summing them up as intelligently, creatively, and concisely as my writing skills allow!
YEAH! Okay, that was fun. I'm proud of myself. We'll see how these new boundaries and goals go! :) Now, again, I'm tempted to go back and report on all the goodies of these last few days - like brainstorming how to gather young people in my area to meet in a small group, encouraging Bible study... like my awful Thursday night where my throat closed up all of the sudden, I couldn't swallow, and I had to fall right asleep without finishing the stuff I needed to do to prepare for the next day, like how God helped my presentation Friday morning to go so well - and I even was fairly well over the awful sick feelings of the night before, and how on my long drive up to NW IA I watched the movie Definitely Maybe... and how it makes me reflect so much on my own life and love story. Of course I don't "condone" or "like to watch" all of the details of some of the characters' in this movie's immoral lives... but I do still appreciate the journey of life the characters go through!... AND THEN!... I got to listen to my sister sing with Sophie and Josh squared at the HUB while playing cards with my parents and grandparents, indulging in a yummy "swirlie - equifvalent of a blizzard," and running into old college friends... :) and last night I got a wonderful sleep - after laying awake forever trying to make my own music and thoughts play loud enough in my head to distract me from my parents' snoring... and this morning had a fun little chat with my parents and g-parents in the hotel lobby... and how now I've had this precious time to catch up on my blogging. :) And I'm looking forward to the day ahead - eatting Chinese and going to the movie "four christmases" with my family... plus NW's Vespers concert in the chapel tonight... aaaaand...
that's enough "dairy-like/stream of consiousness typing/thought sharing/A.D.D. posting" for this post, lol. I think I'm getting off to a good start with my purpose and "boundaries" for this blog. ;) Until next time... :D
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oh, i just got so incredibly homesick for nw when you mentioned vespers. somehow i now equate the holiday season with snow on the green and those lit wreaths in the chapel...and the beautiful sound of vespers...it always really made it feel like christmas break was coming soon! i'll have to see if one of the colleges here has something like it.
i just can't feel like it's winter when it's 60 degrees outside!
Good for you for setting such clear goals for your blog. I don't have as much opportunity for deep self-reflection as I'd like, so I'm always encouraged when reading others' posts that are more reflective than mine!
Have a great rest of your time @ nw!
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