So I finally decided to do it. Was the last one in my family to do it.  After a couple of years of thinking about it, I did it. What is "it"? Starting my own blog.  We'll see how it goes.  There are times when I get so busy, I don't even check my emails on a regular basis, so I know there will be times when this will not be updated on a regular basis. I will try my best to keep it somewhat current.


It took some thought - okay, a lot of thought - to come up with what I think is just the right title for me.  I wanted something to positively reflect who I am.  You see there's a lot of roles I fill throughout the day.  First, I am a child of God - loved and treasured beyond measure. Second, I am a wife to a terrific husband, Mark, who I have been happily married to for 14 years. Third, I am mom to our two blessings - Andrew and Savannah. Fourth, I am a teacher to about 10-15 college students per semester (these students often become my "kids" as well).  I am also a runner,  a scrapbooker,  a stamper, etc.  All these roles intermingle and ebb in and out throughout the day, week, month and year. Thus, I didn't want a title to define or limit me to one role.  So who am I - I am ME (to close family members, I actually sign my letters and emails with this salutation). That explains the "me" in the title. The rest of the title may not seem positive but actually it is.  As I read the blogs of other people, the blogs seem to focus on a extraordinary talent or gift that person has such as photography, cooking, scrapbooking, etc.  Even though I like to do lots of things, I am not extraordinary at any of them.  I like to take pictures, but my hubby is the extraordinary photographer in the family.  I like to scrapbook, but my friends are the extraordinary design team at a local scrapbook store. I like to teach, but my colleagues are the extraordinary award-winning teachers. I like to cook, but my uncles are the extraordinary chefs in the family.  And at age 46 1/2, I realize that being "ordinary" is okay. Actually, it's more than okay, it's how God designed me.  It's how He designed most of us.  Sure, the Bible has it's fair share of extraordinary people (see Hebrews 11 for a quick summary of those extraordinary people), but mostly God used ordinary people to fulfill His purpose.  The disciples? Ordinary fishermen from Galilee.  Ruth? Ordinary daughter-in-law who obeyed. Lydia? An ordinary tentmaker.  You see just ordinary people doing their ordinary things, but doing it with purpose - serving God.  That's me - an ordinary person doing my ordinary things with a purpose - serving God.  I may not always get it right, but that's what grace is for. So, that's the meaning behind the title - me being me - "just ordinary me."


So what will I post on this blog? The ordinary things I do day in and day out (or week in and week out, month in and month out).  Maybe they will make you laugh, maybe they will make you cry, maybe they will make you feel you can relate in someway to the ordinariness of life.