Why the heaven do I blog?

I'm not so sure anybody really reads this blog thing of mine, but at least I have it to look back on, and to use to pin down ideas and life philosophies and memories that might come in handy later.


I blog, in part, for tradition's sake. In highschool, a friend of mine convinced me to start a blog, and I realized it was actually kind of fun. Now, I feel like an almost different person. I go back to my old blog often, to reconsider who I am and who I wish to become. It's actually therapeutic, and I am thankful for the ramblings I wrote in my teenage years. This new blog is a continuation of that-- I've shed my old self, and become someone new and much more happier, as I have gone to college, gone on a mission, married my man, and onward! I hope that one day, when my kids are busy playing games of Peter Pan the same way I did, I can take a few clicks, and look back at this post. Remember who I was, am, and will be. First and foremost, of course, I have discovered that I am a child of God. So, I guess that's why I blog, more than anything.

If you want to make the habit of journaling, but you need something a bit more fun, try blogging! All you need is a purpose, and an audience. Can't find an audience? Let me know. I would love to read your thoughts. Can't find a purpose? Ask God for one. And/or, just start writing! Purpose will come. I write because I need a public place to spill my thoughts without getting in anyone's way. I write because I need a break from studying. I write because I can't not write-- there is a creative Something running round my mind that needs to be blurted out in any form, be it rough or smooth, articulate or childish. I write because I want to capture my view of humanity, and find the evidence of Christ therein. I know that achieving a Character of Christ is possible, and I want to document my slow journey towards that goal.

Character is revealed, for example, in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to detect the hunger of others when we are hungry; and in the power to reach out and extend compassion for the spiritual agony of others when we are in the midst of our own spiritual distress. Look and reach outward when the natural and instinctive response is to be self-absorbed and turn inward. If such a capacity is indeed the ultimate criterion of moral character, then the Savior of the world is the perfect example of such a consistent and charitable character. --- David A. Bednar, "The Character of Christ"

Prince of Peace. Painting done by Akiane Kramarik at age 7.

He sees our struggles, our hunger. He turns outward, and shows us that happiness is found in forgetting about yourself. I think He even reads my blog. :) As I've studied my Savior, I've come to know Him personally. Hopefully, you who read these words will somehow feel a desire to get to know our Savior, too.

So, that's why I write.