You’ve had a desire to use your talents in a different way than they are being used right now. This might mean doing volunteer work or picking up a hobby of some sort, or it could mean something as big as a career change. The one thing you do know is that you have the ability to do something more, or at least different.
The years pass by and your attempts to use other gifts have not gone unnoticed, but you feel like you’re not really getting anywhere. It’s not that you haven’t had opportunities to branch out or develop your other talents. You just feel like you are maintaining your talents rather than cultivating them to their full potential. Continue Reading…
Everyone else seems to be doing it, so I guess I’ll jump on the bandwagon once again.
Our family recently hosted some friends of ours in our house. They were moving back to Pittsburgh from Missouri and needed a place to stay until they found a house or apartment. While it was stressful at times, I didn’t really mind having an extra six people in our house. I actually miss having them around all the time since they’ve found an apartment. It wasn’t as much as an inconvenience as I thought it would be, and actually made some things a little easier. 
With a blank page in front of me and a cursor beckoning me to type, words begin to appear on the page as fragments of my heart and mind turn to text on my screen. Typographical errors add a splash of color as my thoughts drip out at a few words per minute. I’ve missed this. I miss reading other blogs and books. I miss writing. Being away for so long has caused the creative writing portion of my brain to atrophy some and the process is much slower than I remember, but it is not forgotten. 
