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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The posts I've never published

I realize that I've only published a few posts for the 2014 year.  I have many more written but I never hit the publish button. Why? Because they were hard posts.  They are humbling posts, they are self-serving and self-centered and self-pitying posts.  So, I never hit the publish button.  When writing a blog there is a very fine line between sharing real life and yet not sharing in such a way that makes others feel guilty or feel pity for the one writing.  I find this line hard to navigate sometimes and so that is the reason I often go a while before publishing a post.  I don't mind sharing about my kids, but again, they're growing and I am realizing that my writing about them (positive or negative) is something they are going to read/see one day.  So, it makes me wary to just write away and post away about things concerning our little family and our little world.  I just wanted to share this, for those of you (and there are very few!) who check here faithfully.  I am struggling to know the best way to share our life but not invade the privacy of my kids and not pity myself. Sometimes life here in hard.  I don't say that to get your pity, I say it because it's true.  And, I want to protect you (usually my family) from that reality.  Can I just briefly share that when you don't hear from me or other missionaries or people in your life...it's probably because they are in one of those hard times, one of those difficult times and in the silence is probably when they need your prayers the most.  At least, that is the way it is for me.  Thank you for your prayers, thank you for listening, thank you for loving us enough to care.  There is no way we could be here without the Lord's saints praying. =)

1 comment:

Kim Cunningham said...

I understand, sweet friend. Will pray for you.