So, all of the “how to” blogs tell you to say who you are, what you are and what you think you can offer people when reading your page. Which would probably explain why it’s taken me an age to write this portion of the site.
My who and my what seem to be tangled up in a web of family, friends and odds and ends hobbies. I’m a happily married 40-something, mother of two fantastic kids and tinkerer in various creative outlets – cooking, web design, writing, photography. I graduated from The Ohio State University in Music Education, but quickly learned (yes, the teacher learned) that, at least that point in my life, teaching was not my calling.
Instead, I took to the church, where I felt like I would actually GET a calling, and where I could still use my music education and growing faith for further good. And I did. I was pretty good at it, too, primarily succeeding with growing churches and helping them stretch their wings out of the traditional formats of worship into the more contemporary forms so they could reach a broader populace. It was challenging, it was rewarding and it ended up being the basis for both the height and the loss of my faith.
I explain all of that, because it largely defines me now. Sometimes, I’m seeking higher answers to life’s questions. Sometimes I’m just relishing the moments, grateful for the new things I can see now that I’m not blinded by the small boxy box of fundamentalist Christianity.
Which brings me to something about this blog. I will be honest. I will be blunt. I might say things that you disagree with, even to a passionate point. I swear. I have very strong opinions, but I am always willing to listen to an opposing one – providing it’s given with respect. Arguing, attacking, name-calling either me, or other visitors on this blog will get you deleted, if not permanently blocked. There are plenty of other online playgrounds in which you can play if that’s how you choose to play.
What I hope to bring to this site and its readers is more difficult for me to express. I’m a grieving soul at the moment, having lost my best friend of 32 years late in May of 2008. You’ll find Letters to Lisa as a way I’ve found to deal with my grief and something I thought I’d share with others who might be going through something similar. (As of 06/18/09 there are none posted)
I’m also a mother of two teens, one in college, one in high school. My daughter, Abby, is moving out the beginning of August 2009, so I’m sure we’ll discuss that. My son, Ethan, is a band geek and a Tae Kwon Do black belt, hopefully going for his 2nd degree December 2009. They’ll pop up, as will my lovely husband Alex.
Outside of my immediate family, I might mention people, but their names will be changed to protect their anonymity. If they’ve given me permission to post their names, I will, but otherwise, just know that I might call someone Herkermer but his name is probably Englebert.
So, for now, that’s me. Mom, wife, writer, musician, seeker, griever, friend. I’d love it if you pulled up a glass of pop and stayed awhile.
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