THE SIMPLE LIFE

BLOGS

Ever wonder who reads your blogs? Well, I read them. Rarely do I go a day without checking at least one site. Most of the time, I start reading and the next thing I know, an hour has gone by. Is this bad? I have a friend who believes it's a waste of time...that more productive things could be done instead of sitting in front of a computer screen. To a certain level, I have to agree. I could be doing my part to change the world! But if you compare the amount of time I spend reading blogs to some people watching t.v. shows and other people playing video games; I'd like to think of mine as being slightly more beneficial.

I enjoy reading what others have to say, what's been going on in their lives and what thoughts go through their heads. Mainly because I find that a lot of times there are things that go on that aren't spoken when we meet. Perhaps most people find it easier to write things down then it is to speak up, particularly since there's no immediate reaction from the audience that you're forced to witness and endure.

Then there are pages that belong to friends of friends. I'm not some creep/stalker (at least I hope I'm not coming off that way...) These are merely people whose names I've heard mentioned by my friends on occasion or whom I may have met only once or twice in passing. It's actually these sites that I find the most interesting. Not so much as to what's going on in their lives since I don't know them very well. What I find interesting is how they are able to see things from a completely different perspective. A lot of times I find that the image I have of these people from what my friends tell me or from what I gathered from briefly meeting them are slightly/very different from the person they portray in their writings. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't a person the most honest in their writings?

Anyway, the reason I brought this up was because I came across the blogs of two different women, who just by blogging about their random days to their friends , have inadvertently made an impact on my life. In their daily struggles I admire their strength, their insight and just how their faithfulness shines through.

How awesome would it be if someone could be challenged or encouraged every time they read my blog?