Why Bother?

I was asked the other evening why I don't try to make money with my blog. You know, increase my readership, get some advertisers, etc...

I had to think a while, even after I gave an answer, if I really didn't want to. I don't so much. I would love it if it happened, but I'm not so sure I want to put the work into it. Which made me evaluate why I even have a blog in the first place.

Way back when (2004, oh so long ago) I'm not even sure why I did, other than a boy (not my husband) told me I should 'cause I could write well.

Now? Why do I write?

I write to remember what my son is up to. I write to remember how he's growing and how I was feeling and reacting to all that was going on in his life. I write because someday I won't just be able to remember his smile and the funny things he does any time I want. I write to keep track of our lives. I write to reflect on things going on in the world. I write to share my struggles and joys. I write to share our burdens, and to ask for prayer. Mainly, I write to remember what God is teaching me, and to give Him all the glory. Because that should be the focus in everything I do, to give God glory and hopefully point you a little closer to Him.

I know that if I put in some effort and learned a whole bunch, I could probably make some money at this. Maybe I should, not really sure. Is that how God wants me to help provide our income? I don't have a strong yes, do this thought right now.

So why bother? In the hopes that somehow, someway, what God is teaching me will bless your heart and give you a desire to seek Him for who He truly is. And maybe, just maybe, to remind us all that this world is not our home and to hopefully stir up a thirst in you for something that this world can't satisfy. To seek Jesus with your whole heart.
Because, let me tell you, there is nothing else worthwhile. I may share recipes, stories, laughter, pictures, parenting techniques, etc. But nothing is more important than the truth that without Christ, life is without purpose and full of despair and eternity holds no hope.