As some may remember, I started a craft blog in 2011. Josh and I were newlyweds, I crafted, lots. Those were the days of just he and I doing what we pleased. I loved that blog! I loved and still love crafting. But shortly after Sahara was born, my heart grew 12 sizes with love for that little girl.
Crafting was no longer what I did for fun. I was a full-time mom, I was working full-time and when you don't have time for everything, you make time for what is most important.
Filling my time with our newborn daughter was the easiest choice I have ever made. Consequently, crafting slowed to almost a standstill. That blog was my crafting place, not my place to share my thoughts on life, motherhood, family, cooking, beliefs, etc. So, I stopped blogging.
Fast forward to 6 months ago, I have been getting the itch/fever/prompting to blog again. Not about envelope pillow covers, or fancy wreaths, or DIY projects, but about what was filling my heart with so many thoughts and feelings.
That started months ago! I am a slow learner I guess. So, last week, I decided to stop ignoring those feelings. To start a new blog, one that would allow me to grow. A blog that wouldn't limit me to wreaths and homemade decor. A blog about life. I thought and thought about what to call this new space of mine. The space were I hope to encourage, uplift, inspire, my place to be "real." My place to talk about motherhood, womanhood, thoughts and feelings, insights, lessons learned, and let's face it, there are going to be disaster days when Sahara is dumping the Apple Jacks onto the freshly-mopped floor, unfolding my perfectly sorted laundry, and tracking sand through the house after she finishes playing outside...or was that just yesterday?
I have been uplifted by this blogging community. I have laughed, cried, prayed, hoped and poured over he words of women I have never met, all because of this community of bloggers. "Today Find Joy" is my daily journey to smile over those spilled Apple Jacks and the successful nap times. It is my belief that every day there is at least one thing to smile about, this is my journey to record and recollect these good days and bad days, to be thankful.
It is my hope and prayer that you would stop by to be uplifted and inspired as I record these thoughts and feelings of the everyday life of a daughter, mother, wife, woman, and student of life.
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