Facebook has been my lazy blog for a long time because I never really wanted to start a blog. I didn't want to have something I felt OBLIGATED to do. I am entering the blogging world because I am starting to realize that we are in this "living far away from family" thing for the long run, and I am looking for a more PRIVATE way to record and share our daily life. I don't want to feel guilty about what I post, how often I post, and clogging up the newsfeed. This way, if you come to my blog, hopefully you are close family and friends, and you care about the little things we do.
In talking with some friends lately, I started to see how a blog could become like a journal that can be printed off into a bound book each year, so my kids can look back at all the pictures (Like they like to do) in a very easy way without having to get onto the computer. I have never really kept much of a journal, EXCEPT a quote journal where I record each of my kid's funny little things that they say. Hopefully, this blog can become a picture journal, and I might feel a bit more accountable about how often I write. I will try to keep it to mostly pictures with little descriptions like I do on Facebook. But sometimes, I will write about motherhood, life, and my faith.
Some may wonder why we decided to name our blog "The Sweet Life". We didn't want to put our last name in the title for privacy reasons. Our life may not seem like "The Sweet Life" to most. We are almost 30 and still have never purchased a real home. We rent a duplex, and are living off of Dave's medical student loans with 3 kids, we are far away from the family that we love, and have to think really hard about even buying new mop.:) And although we have almost nothing that the world would deem SWEET, we feel so blessed. I love my little family, and our life together. I feel so blessed to have three beautiful children that I love more than anything, and a husband who works so hard, loves me and our kids so much. He is such a good Dad. I am grateful also that Dave is able to do what he loves, and that we have so many friends here that have become our second family. I have never felt like we are lacking. It's about loving and appreciating the life that we have. So yes, I feel like we have "The Sweet Life"!
So excited to hear about this blog! We love to hear every little detail about your lives and this is going to be great! It's so hard being so far away from your little family that we love so much. We'll anxiously be waiting for each and every post!
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