The Internet---and Blogging--are Wonderful Things

My dear friend, Roben, found me on the internet!
The last time I saw her was when they visited us in Elizabethtown, PA. That was before Stephen was born!
Now Roben and Joe are living in Virginia, and Jeremy is attending Bible college in Maryland. I hope to see her soon.

If not for the internet we would likely never have reconnected and renewed our friendship.
I know I don't post often, and often don't think I have much to say, but today I'm thankful for the internet. I read several blogs regularly--Kim's, Anne', the Bayly brothers', and the Colorado Taylors', and of course, the Crum Familys'--so, if there are other friends who find me--from high school, college, and beyond I'd love to hear from you, too.

I've Been Tagged

Remember playing Hide and Seek in the house in Elizabethtown, PA? There were lots of great places to hide in that old farmhouse--including in the drawers turned upside down--but I always got found because Caleb would come sit beside my hiding place.

Now Mrs. Johnson has tagged me to participate in a blog game! I'm to post personal character traits that begin with each letter of my middle name. Mrs. Johnson didn't like her middle name growing up. I disliked my first name for a while, but felt my middle name fit with Jill. In fact, as you know, I often call myself Jill Anne when I've done something foolish. But, when I married I gave up that middle name to keep my maiden name as a more direct honor to the family in which I was raised. So, my present middle name is Moir (pronounced Moyer).

M--Mom! the best job in the world, especially when you have such wonderful children (and
even a couple who drive me crazy).
O--organized? People tell me I must be to manage the family God gave me. I used to be super- organized to the point of rigidity. Now (at least I hope this is true) I'm more mellow, but
I still can write a to-do-list with the best of them--and get it done, too.
I--interested. I really do like to learn about new things. Some things are more interesting to
me than others, but I find I'm a lot more interested in a lot more things than when I
was younger. I used to avoid anything to do with physical science, but I'm actually
looking forward to the hands-on projects about electricity and machines this year.
R--redeemed. Ben, I've been listening to the Good Shepherd Band album in the car recently.
First of all, it's wonderful to be able to sing my favorite hymn (O, the Deep, Deep Love
of Jesus) with you any time I like! But, what a wonderful collection of music to remind
me of my Savior's love and what He has done for me. I am deeply grateful that He
would extend His reconciliatory grace and mercy to me.

Mrs. J says I have to tag someone else, so although I think Jonathan's middle name would offer the greatest creative challenge I'm not sure he's still alive in the blogging world, so I'll tag Ben.

Getting Started

Since you children all know my technical ineptitude, you will not be surprised that I have been struggling to figure out how to begin blogging for several months. My first difficulty was in getting to the blog I had registered back in January. I could not remember the particular details of its title (if that's what blogs have) and address. Even now, I'm not sure if I've created two more blogs in an effort to revise my initial title, and I'm guessing the only way to find out (at least for me to discover this on my own) is to give it a try.

But my larger difficulty is in actually committing words to print. It's so much easier spouting words out into the air by phone than to have the discipline of writing them down and taking responsibility for their existence. I do reserve the right to retract foolish remarks, and hope you will forgive and forget them.

I decided that in order to "blog" I must have a stated purpose in mind. I am writing these thoughts for my scattered children--in Colorado, Indiana, and Louisiana. In particular, I want to keep a journal of my thought and reactions to the events of the new adventure upon which we are about to embark. As you now all know, Pop has resigned his position here and is looking for a call--preferably in a (much) cooler climate. Writing my thoughts down will allow me to share the daily developments in our search for a new "home" while, I am hopeful, keeping me from complaining and gossiping.