Chatting with You about Why I Blog

Someone recently asked me why I began blogging.  My immediate answer was because it is what God was telling me to do, but there is a longer answer to that question.

Yes, I blog because I felt led to do so (that is a story for another day,) but also for other reasons:

~ I love writing. I love putting my thoughts down on paper, whether writing in a journal, scribbling it on a piece of scrap paper, or typing in a Word document.  I love writing in note cards, for essays, when writing a teaching or workshop message, and even when sending an encouraging text to a friend. I have had a fascination with stories and words for as long as I can remember. I just love words: words that sound funny, new-to-me words, the dictionary (I know that is nerdy!), using a thesaurus, quotations, Bible passages, and words that rhyme. Writing is a way I can creatively express myself.  While I am not a painter, sculptor, or a musician, being a writer allows me to share my artistic side 🙂

~ I love chatting with my friends and even strangers! I often got into trouble for talking while in school. Yes, I was the one who could talk while working.  Unfortunately, my classmates didn’t always have that same gift. Ha ha!

I love to chat, and I enjoy learning more about others.  I love sharing my heart, my experiences, products I like, tips, recipes, travel stories, and the like, and love hearing about these things from my friends. I also have an easy time talking to strangers. My family jokes that I make friends wherever I go, even if it is at the grocery store.  In fact, one woman now attends the church I go to because I met her at Trader Joe’s 🙂

Blogging can seem to be a one-sided conversation, but it isn’t.  I have had readers email me to comment on something I posted or ask a question, and of course, blog followers can always leave a comment at the bottom of each post. It is also a fun way to meet new people and connect through conversation.

You may wonder why on earth I am telling you these things.  Have you ever considered blogging?  Maybe you love writing, too, and want to try starting a blog.  I will admit that the whole process of beginning a self-hosting blog was OVERWHELMING! It was a huge learning curve for me, almost like learning a foreign language.  I spent a time or two (or three!) in tears trying to understand it all.  However, as I persisted, I saw it as a challenge and had to keep reminding myself it was something I was called to do.  I pressed on, and I did it!

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This one, in particular, taught me the basics of setting up my blog:

I wish I had this bundle available before I began.  I plan to purchase this particular bundle myself because there are so many useful books here!  I am excited to look at some of these.  I won’t use all of them (that would be overwhelming!) but to purchase them individually would be very pricey.

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*Reminder- this bundle is only available for seven days, and the deal expires Tuesday, November 1 at 11:59 EST.

Blessings,

Natalie xoxo