Why?

I used to be a blogger in a past life. I was a young work-at-home mom to two adorable little kids, Facebook didn't exist yet, and blogging was how we (moms with adorable little kids) stayed connected with friends and family members who were 500+ miles away but loved to see photos of our adorable little kids.

My blog was also a safe space where I could say pretty much whatever I wanted to say, with minimal backlash. Kind of an online journal, I guess, which served as a form of therapy for me at times. My old blog is still out there, floating around in the Interweb, serving as a time capsule of sorts. I visit it pretty frequently and take emotional trips down Memory Lane to spend time with those two adorable little kids, who are now all but grown. 

When Facebook first hit the scene and started to take over the world, a wise man and fan of my little blog (I call him Dad) said to me, "Don't let Facebook replace your blog!" And I thought, "pah!! I love my blog; that won't happen."

It happened.

And I have tried at different points in time over the last several years to breathe life into my old blog again, to no avail. Finally it occurred to me that if I can't revitalize that old blog, maybe I could start a new one?? I mean, why not?

So, on a whim, Because... Joy was born. Today, on the third day of a brand new year, I am starting my brand new blog. I don't know if anyone will read it (because, let's be honest, everyone is on Facebook, not reading blogs!)... but I don't know if it matters. The creating of this thing might be more important to me than the reading of it. And some day in the future, I just might find myself coming back to this time capsule to enjoy emotional trips down another, different Memory Lane.