Quiet Times Attempted

I used to be amazing at journaling. I'm not any more. I've had the same beautiful, leather journal form Italy since 2003. June 2003. That's 5 years now! I used to fill a journal every few months or so. Then, I became a mother of multiple children. Now, I have no idea how to make it to a quiet spot to fill in pages of a journal, but I do find myself in front of the computer, so maybe this is where my journal will be. I'm not sure how "safe" a blog will feel or be, but it has to be better than nothing!

This summer, in about 7 weeks, Erik and I will be taking a group of our most beloved teens into the Canadian mountains for a back packing trip for 8 days. I feel totally out of shape in every way. Physically, there is nearly no way I'll be able to do this trip and Spiritually I fell I'm totally lacking in discipline and a bit dry right now. So...time to get in shape! Time to climb hills and go on runs again in preparation for 8 days of hiking and time to discipline myself to spending time in the word and with the Lord each and every day.

Let the children fall apart around me, let the laundry wait in it's massive piles. The breakfast dishes must wait-I need time with the Lord!

Peace,
Amy

Let's give this thing a try :)

So here I go...blogging for the first time. Am I ready for such a big technological step? Probably not. Will I become mired in the guilt of an on-line journal that I can't keep up with to add to the collection of paper journals and other daily things I never accomplish? Probably. I guess I'll just give this a go and see what comes of this whole blogging craze. So...here goes. I'm jumping into the world of the blog!