It's Been 10 Years
At first my reason was that I was too busy. Then for my excuse was that my blog was outdated and I needed a new website. So, 3 years ago, after 7 years of no writing, I got a new website (this one). That was in 2022! My reason was after that was that I didn’t know how to use my new website. I allowed the intimidation of learning the new to keep me paralyzed, stuck and unwritten. Until now.
Fast forward to February, 2025. My husband and I were celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary in the NC mountains. We were snowed in, sitting by the fire, chatting about our life. I mentioned again that I wanted to start writing and needed to figure out my website. He said, “Then do it! You’ve been saying it for years, so just do it!” And do you know what he did? He went to You Tube and spent a few hours learning all he needed to know to teach me. I could’t get moving and so he moved first for me and then with me. And so finally, here I am.
This is Me and Jeff on our anniversary trip!
And another thing I need to figure out on this blog - how to make the pics smaller!
After Jeff spent time showing me how - here I am playing around on my website for the first time! Whoop!
When you haven’t written in a while, it can be hard to get the confidence just to get started. I’ve started my first blog post in almost 10 years (which happens to be this one) so many times. Then I back space, start again, only to delete it. Well I’m here to tell you right now - I will not delete this one! No matter how all over the place it may seem or how insanely HUGE my pictures are - argh - Like Jeff said, I just need to do it!
I don’t have grand plans for my writing in this blog space. I’m not going to worry too much about style or if I’ve worded things correctly or used proper form. I’m just going to write about what’s on my mind. I’m going to share what’s important to me and try to be a hope-filled, joyful and caring voice to anyone who chooses to read it. I love to encourage people. I love to point people to hope in God. I don’t love the struggles of life, but they are real and therefore I’ll write about those too.
The title of my website right now is “Everyday Hope with Melissa.” That’s what I titled it 3 years ago when the site was created, although I’m not sure I’m going to stick with that, but I can’t figure out how to change it! 😂 haha no surprise there!
Besides writing, I love to hear from people. If you are reading this and you have something to share or a response to anything I write, please comment. Introduce or reintroduce yourself if we know each other. I hope this will be the first of many conversations between us!
Ok, so spill it - (do people even say that any more????) -
Is there something that you keep saying you want to do, but for some reason you just can’t get started?
Has there been someone in your life that has helped you or gave you the push to get moving?
OR if you have nothing to share about those questions - just tell me who you are and a little about yourself!