Such A Long Time and Many Lessons Learned

Good day to you. If you've found your way back to this abandoned blog I created years ago, then I welcome you.

I started this blog in 2012 (8 years ago). It's a mish-mash of a little bit of everything.

My husband had died 4 years earlier (2008) and I was still not handling my loss very well at all. I jumped from here to there online trying to find my way. Never really did find my way, until recently.

I've let my writing go dormant much longer than I intended. Here it is 12 years and 4 months since my husband's death and I actually believe I'm learning how to cope with the loss more than ever in the last few months.

I've started sewing and quilting again. I've started a new business that I never in my life dreamed would be something I would like to do but I love it.

But the major change I've made in my life is that I've accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I stopped running away from Him and I know now He's what is helping me to cope with my life.

It's December 2020 and we've been in a "Pandemic state" all over the world since March 2020. Nine months is a long time to basically be quarantined and restricted from the usual freedoms that we are used to. We still have our freedom but during this pandemic there are many that see this as a way to control the USA.

I see it as a way to think of our fellow man instead of ourselves all the time. We need to wear masks and use CDC guidelines to protect each other from this deadly virus.

I'm not going on a soapbox about what we should or shouldn't do. I would just like to ask you to think about the situation we're in right now. Don't wear a mask and the virus may be around for a long time. Wear a mask and maybe we can slow it down or even stop the spread of this pandemic.

So many thoughts running through my head right now. I am in definite need of a "brain dump session." If you don't know what that is, I'll explain; You use your computer or a paper and pen and just start writing down whatever comes to mind. It doesn't matter if it makes sense, words spelled wrong or just scattered thoughts.

The idea of a "brain dumping session" is to clear your mind of clutter. Especially these days, when there is so much on our minds and the thoughts get so jumbled up in there and therefore you are more than likely feeling an immense sense of confusion.

I've let my domain names expire and I no longer have my blogs (monnaellithorpe.com or doubleweddingringquilts.com). My books and the quilt pattern for the Double Wedding Ring quilt are still available on Amazon. Sometimes you just have to decide what's important and what's not. At this time of my life, trying to monetize a blog is just not on my list of things to do.

Now, I'm rambling on with this blog. I guess it will kind of be an online journal of my thoughts.

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