Dear Diary

I debated long and hard about whether or not to delete this blog. I did delete my other one. I had no previous experience with blogging and wasn't sure what it should be. And I tried to put my faith into a separate blog, but there were a couple of problems with that. One, I was trying to cover too much back story-how I got to where I am. Two, faith isn't something that can be separate from the basics of who I am. It informs my thought processes and my actions (I hope) and my world view. Which doesn't mean that because I've been born again I also buy into the whole conservative Christian/right wing Republican agenda and political philosophy. That said, I decided to keep this blog, though I edited some of my previous posts and try to incorporate my whole person into it. Does that sound too ambitious? Too presumptuous? Too pretentious? Too many big words in a row? I've had the opportunity to read other people's blogs over the last 5 or 6 months and I think that most are just diaries made public. I include my own in that assessment. So, here's to happy diary writing!