I'm learning...

12.19.2012

Three blogs written.  Three on the website.  Does that make me an 'official' blogger?  I don't know if I'd say that quite yet!  What I would say, though, is that I'm learning!  I'm learning the process, the unwritten code of blogging. 

Here's what I mean:  last night, my family went over to some friends' house for dinner.  We had a wonderful time.  We ate.  We played.  We laughed.  It was truly refreshing and refilling for my soul.  Eventually, the conversation turned to this blog.  I'm not sure if I asked for feedback or if it was simply volunteered, but here is what I learned about my blogs from those around the table:

My wife: "That last blog was too long!  If I have to scroll down more than once, it shouldn't be called a blog!"

Friend #1:  "Blogs are bathroom reading!  If I can't read it in the time I'm usually in the bathroom, it is too long."

Friend #2: (a bit sheepishly) "I've got to be honest...I haven't read them!"  (This friend never said it, but I think he hadn't read my blogs due to length!)

My mom: (who wasn't around the table last night, but I had received an email from her the day before)  "Are these blogs a copy of your sermons each week?" (For those who don't know, my sermons typically run 20-30 minutes.  I think this legitimate question had something to do with the blog length!)

Because you can't see my face right now, I'll tell you I'm grinning from ear-to-ear!  Comments like these, made in the way they were made, are fantastic!  They help me grow and learn.  And each comment was made with a twinkle in the eye of the person making it!

Thanks for all the feedback!  I'm learning...