Hello Old Friend

By now you've probably figured out that I gave up on the idea of blogging once a week through the summer. As the first week of summer flew by and I realized I still hadn't sat down to write out my post, I realized that I wanted to devote as much time as possible to my family. You see, my mom has lung cancer. Actually, it's been two years since she was diagnosed, and for the first year, she fought it with chemo and radiation. She was cancer free but only for a couple of months. When it returned, she, my dad, and her doctor agreed not to fight it but to just focus on pain management. The oncologist predicted 6-12 months. Thankfully, God has had other plans as that prediction was made 14 months ago. What a blessing! It's also a reminder that life is short, and we need to enjoy it as much as possible. I was thoroughly enjoying my blogging, but I was also noticing how the time spent on my blog was taking away from my family time, and I needed to fix that.

I then decided to put the blog on hold all summer, but I never sat down to share that idea with you. Well, as life took more turns, as it often does, I found myself with an opportunity to return to work on a part-time basis to teach at our community college. Since that is my first passion, I accepted it, which in turn took away what free time I thought I'd have this fall once all four of my kids were at school.

I've decided that at this stage, I don't have the time to devote to blogging as I previously did. I may return since we never know what the future holds, but for now, I hope you'll understand my decision.