This blog has become very important to me over the years. I have been able to use this not only as a creative outlet, but I have also been able to do some research, learn a new hobby, and even interact and meet a few new friends. Social media can be such a great tool!
I try to be honest and open and share what I can on here, not just happy, or inspirational stuff, but our hardships and struggles as well. I never want to depict our family as the "perfect little family" on social media. For that reason, I try not to over share. Over the past few months, I have struggled to find a good balance here. I'm struggling with things in my personal life that I'm not able to share on here. I have chosen to continue to share the things that are getting me through it. Family time, my animals, planning in my planners, and homeschool. I feel like a bit of a fraud though in sharing positive things right now when I feel so broken. I haven't been able to feel comfortable sharing the other side, but I want you to know that those fun moments I do share are a very small part of my life. I hope they bring you joy; I hope they cheer you up, and I hope that you remember that you never see the whole picture of someone's life on social media. Everyone is hurting. Everyone is struggling. Everyone is going through hard things. Of course, there are things that are not appropriate to share on social media, but please know that you are not alone in your pain. We are all in this together. I will keep smiling. I will keep enjoying my loved ones. I will keep getting outside and breathing fresh air and interacting with my animals to heal. I will continue to find the blessings that God has given me, share them, and try to use them to the fullest. But I will always admit to reality. We are absolutely not perfect, and neither are our lives. Yours doesn't need to be either.
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