Happy 4th of July to you!
I know—the 4th of July was last week, but it was a busy
week, and I’m finishing some thoughts this week that I started a couple weeks
ago. This is a slightly belated Independence Day post, but it's mostly about
how important this month has become for me.
The 4th of July is a national holiday, commemorating the US's
formation, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, freedom, fireworks,
and summer barbecues. It’s my own celebration month as well, partly because of
the number of family birthdays at this time of year, partly because I started
blogging in mid-July.
Yes, I've been blogging for almost three years now. Another week
will mark my first post a long, long time ago, back in 2011. That's just over
180 posts ago, with enough words to make a novel, more words than I've managed
to write on any of my novels in that time. I’m hoping that part will change
soon.
I actually created this blog on the 4th of July, however, while
house/dog/cat sitting for a friend. That was the first year I spent the 4th of
July away, or any major holiday actually, away from my family, and later that
summer, I headed up to Alaska for the first time.
The year after that, while I was in Alaska for the second time,
the 4th of July was the day I started a long-distance friendship with a special, extra-awesome guy.
Last year, I was just back from my honeymoon.
This year, as I'm looking back at those past anniversaries, I'm
also watching a little munchkin who is already trying to go, see, do, taste
everything. We've added a third to our family this year, and he might just inspire some children's stories along the way—something I wasn't ever planning to do.
I’m a fairly quiet person, so I'm not setting off fireworks, but I feel like I should—it’s all worth celebrating. I foresee some busy years
ahead, with plenty of changes, surprises, blog posts, and missed deadlines. I’m hoping to make some deadlines as
well, finish some projects, and have a lot more quiet celebrations with my
family along the way.
What about you? What are you celebrating this month?
2 comments:
Congratulations on your 3rd blogoversary - that's awesome! And how wonderful all the things that have happened in your life since that first blog post. :) I love that you're considering writing children's stories! Blessings to you and your family, my friend.
~Amber
Thanks, Amber! The same to you. :-)
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