The Gist

Hey Momma. Hey Daddy.

This is a blog that I've started because, well, I already have three blogs, and honestly, they're one of the easiest ways for me to communicate. I know that you were lamenting [that sounds nicer than complaining] earlier this week that you never talk to me and don't know enough about my life, Mom. This idea came to me while I was away at Odosagih Bible Conference for my writing retreat this weekend. It was just sort of sudden. I realized, I'm a pretty avid blogger and I spend so much of my time at school on the internet, and on blogs. I'm also, obviously a writer. And it's the easiest way for me to communicate. I obviously want you both to feel like you're more a part of my life. There are things I want to share with you, but I just don't have time. You want to read the things I write, and usually I tell you no. My hope for this blog is simply this: that it will increase communication between us and that I can make you feel more connected and included in my life; that through it, I can show you things about my life that you feel I keep so secret from you. I can't promise that I will always update as consistently as I would like and I'm still not done working out exactly what the content of what I intend to post will be. I just hope that this way, you'll feel like you know what's up with me more, and that you will feel closer to me by extension. [Literally and emotionally.]

There are two rules:
1. I reserve the right to change rules or make new rules at any time.
2. These points are not necessarily meant to inspire conversation. Sometimes I most post something and you might have questions about it. But if I choose to share it on this blog, [with the occasional exception], you can't as me questions about it. If you want to have a dialogue about a post, especially a post that is academic, or me sharing my writing, that is a somewhat different case. I would appreciate it if you could comment through writing, be it email, or if you comment on the blog itself through a gmail account, although verbal conversations are not necessarily discouraged.

Alright. That's all I guess. This might end up being a bust, but for now, I'm gonna give it a shot.

xoxo Lizzie