My First Blog Entry!!

How exciting! I've been wanting a blog for over a year now, so this is a big day for me. It took me a very long time to come up with my blog name, but it is exactly what I have learned to strive for each and every day over the last few years. A simple life. A life not complicated by me or my plans. Notice I said "strive for." It's not an easy thing for me to do.

I want there to be a purpose in my daily bloggings. I want to share recipes, traditions, devotions, trip ideas, etc., etc., etc. In sharing these things, I want people who visit my blog to share their ideas with me, also. Talking about family and relationships is what I enjoy most!!

Being an organized person (in my mind, at least), I will plan on sharing at least one party/event idea for children or adults, one seasonal tradition (depending on the month), one recipe (not originals... I'm a great copier), and one surprise "idea" each and every week. With that said, unless otherwise notified, there will be at least four blog entries per week under "A Simple Life."

I will also be sharing things about myself and my family. How could I not? My husband and kids are my greatest blessings, and of course, I would want to share our ups, downs and in-betweens with anyone willing to read about them.

Pictures will be forthcoming. Remember, I'm very new in the blogging department, but my love of taking pictures (almost on a daily basis) will definitely "push" me to learn how to add photographs to the posts. Don't worry. I hope to have the picture thing mastered in a week. (If you knew me, you would be rolling on the floor right now! It should read, "I hope to have that mastered by this time next year.") We'll see. I'm going to be talking to a lot of people in the next few days, and maybe someone will actually come to my house and physically add the photographs for me.

As I said before, please share any ideas you may have regarding family, kids, grandparents, travel, scrapbooking, photography, etc., etc., etc. any time you can. I love learning from other bloggers.

Well, tune in tomorrow for my second blog. From now on, Mondays will be "party/event" day. I will have fun, easy, inexpensive things to plan for your kids and their friends. The parties will have the ages listed, but I have plans for children from two to 17, boys AND girls. If the party doesn't fit your family this week, next week may have just what you need.

Talk to you tomorrow!