September '08 The Beginning

I began to blog...like a house on fire.  I eagerly waited for the first comment. Equally excited, I've waited for each comment since.

I celebrated each follower. I measured my worth by the following...Almost three years later, I am still here, savoring each comment.

Thank you for following, supporting me, giving me good advice and just dropping in to say hi. I have loved every minute.

Sunrise or sunset?

You decide.

UPDATE:  JUST REACHED THREE HUNDRED FOLLOWERS, PLUS!

 I must have a giveaway!!!  I am so thrilled and so proud.  I see some blogs that soar in numbers over night...I am a long distance runner but I seem to have finally reached a milestone.  I don't have much pizazz nor am I a literary guru.  All I can guarantee is I am here, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always here.

For those who have been brave enough to follow me, please leave a comment on this post. This will also be a great chance to ask questions and tell me what you would enjoy seeing.  One week from today, September 2nd, (Deadline 6PM 9/2/11) I will pick a name.  I will announce the winner September third...and compile a surprise package from At The Farm.

Thank you, without y'all I wouldn't be here!

The Freedom of Blogdom

I have been thinking about blogging.

What does it give us? Why do we do it? And why are there those that always seem to have something negative to say about anything? My Dad always said, "If you cannot say something good, keep your damn mouth shut!"

Here are my thoughts. You may agree, you may not. You may comment or you may not. That is your choice and your freedom as it is my choice and my freedom to talk about anything I want to from what ever point of view I choose.

Since I have entered Blogdom, I have seen a few friends insulted and forced to move their websites. I have seen people's feelings hurt by unthinking remarks. I have met many wonderful people with amazing stories and thoughts to share.

We choose to blog, to bear our souls to strangers, in hopes of finding a common thread to make our journey through life a little easier. We blog to empty our hearts and know that a shared load is always lighter. We blog to find people to listen to our woes, our triumphs, our successes and our failures. We blog for pleasure and for education.

To thine own self be true and never doubt that what you say touches someone, somewhere, someway.

Be strong, be free.......BLOG!