Happiness is completing a goal! A year ago today I embarked on this blogging
adventure and while the idea of starting a blog had long before stirred in mind
it wasn’t until the last day in July that I finally broke the seal. At the time I had many ideas in my head about
what I wanted to do in this space and I think that’s evident during the first all-over-the-place
posts. Eventually, I took an
uncomfortable leap and decided that I could no longer hold or hide my love of
God and as He once invaded my life He also consumed my blog. The moment I decided to write personal reflections
about my conversion story the blog started to become more guided and focused. While
my objective was to expose my loved ones to God and my faith and hopefully
begin a dialogue in Christian spirituality, I soon realized that though many
friends were reading my posts the one who became most converted was
myself. As I sat and wrote my simple
thoughts three times a week (fearing hypocrisy or elevating myself spiritually)
I always attempted to be honest and portray my wretchedness and highlight God’s
goodness. In addition, it’s been
important for me to steer away from overtly theological pieces and just write
about Penny in Christ because when I read blogs I like to learn about people
while my theology I get from more credible sources. Noticing that there weren’t many blogs that highlighted
the young adult Catholic faith and seeing a need to show people that (us)
Catholics lead normal lives and are not always found praying the rosary (smile)
God continued to lead my blogging path.
In addition, I felt a strong desire to share with my loved ones the fulfilling experiences that I live daily in my walk with my Lord.
At the closing of my first year, I began experiencing mixed
emotions on whether to continue this space or to end it- after all my goal of
writing for one year has been met. I
still haven’t fully decided the changes that I will be making, but I know that
I will continue to write- perhaps less times a week – I haven’t fully made up
my mind on the subject. As I mentioned
earlier I began this space with the desire to evangelize and the one who became
the most evangelized was me. Writing my
thoughts challenges me to really think about my faith and what I believe, thus,
every entry I write I try to express my view honestly. Expressing my thoughts here motivates me to
become more like Christ and sometimes the growth it provokes seems happening
all too quickly and uncomfortably. Yet,
I know that God will never take me to
where His grace won’t protect me (smile).
At this time I would like to thank you and all my faithful
readers- thank you for encouraging me, for commenting, for your messages and
simply for reading! This has been such a
positive experience and I owe part of it to you.
Happy One Year Blogiversary!
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