small blog world

i have listed some blogs i follow on the right side at the bottom of my blog. i am so surprised at the amount of blogs and how people are connecting through them. there are blog conferences and people getting together from their blog connections. i follow a blog called anissa's kitchen, she is my sisters, best friends, aunt and her recipes look fabulous, you should check it out. i told her i have a hard time looking at her blog because the food looks amazing but it is NOT gluten free and i cannot eat it. i was excited today when i saw chicken fajitas, when i clicked on it it was my recipe off of my gluten free blog. i was flattered and worried, i thought i hope she liked it she is an amazing cook. i have not posted anything on that blog in so long and that is my new year's goal.

i have thought many times about blogging. it is like a deluxe version of a journal. i am not good at journaling and although this might not be my personal thoughts it is a log of my daily life. i hope that my children or grandchildren will enjoy looking back on the blog books that i am going to have printed.

imagine if you had something like this from your mom or grandmother. i would love it. to hear about me when my mom was raising me or some of the challenges that my grandmother faced or pictures of her beautiful flowers she grew. i do not have journals from them and it makes me realize how important it is to leave something behind for our posterity.

i know that blogging is not essential to our lives and you should not blog if it takes away from more important things in your life or stresses you out but for me it is a wonderful outlet and cool way to scrapbook my life.

i also love keeping in touch with friends both near and far. i love reading about other people's challenges, talents, loves and successes. who knew that when nikki told me a year and a half ago to start a blog that it would be something i connected with so much. oh and did i mention i love comments:)!

happy blogging~ Kelly

p.s. i am changing my background frequently in dec. because i like so many and want to see them all:)