I haven’t even started another blog yet.

We’ve been very sick, and then immediately following took a very large trip that took over a week. (I’ll expound upon that one later.)

I have so much to say and no time to say it. moving (yes, again) is in our near future. I find myself so exhausted – I hardly have time to sleep. I write blogs in my mind, but rarely have the time to actually type them.

I have been aiming to make a private blog. aiming. I get online in hopes to start one and something happens. actually… nothing happens. that’s the problem. frankly, life keeps getting in the way of my blog. funny how that happens!

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I’ve reanalyzed my blog. my purpose. what I want. why d I lack the motivation to update… etc…. frankly I’ve paired down sites i read significantly. THIS is the age of give aways, and contest. and to be honest, that just isn’t me. I don’t do contest, or give aways, or polls or any other thing that would be aimed at stirring up readership. I don’t mean to be self righteious – because it’s not that. it’s just that it isn’t my style. I don’t enjoy those types of blogs and I am not every going to be that type of blog. Because of that both my readership and my sites I read has narrowed down quite a bit.

what do I like? I like boring old regular blogs. I like to hear what people think, how their days are. I like friends. I like reading about people who enjoy similar things. I like cooking blogs, mommy blogs, gardening blogs, knitting blogs… I like blog that have a blogger who likes to blog. period. subjects, vary… but heart is what I like. even if it’s mundane. I like reading the same blog day in and a day out even when there is nothing much to update about. and I enjoy getting to know new blogs. fresh perspectives, new recipes…. whatever.

what don’t I like? feeling I must keep a certain level of interest in order to be read. and reading blogs which make up for what they lack in heart, with contests and other frills. I just… I don’t like it. If I wanted to win a new sweater/diaper/hair bow/tea towel, I’d enter a contest. But If I want to read a blog about knitting/diapering/cooking/laundry, then I would read a blog about such things. I don’t think those two worlds should be combined… at least not regularly.

so? who cares what I think? right now blogging is all about this. it’s a FAD. I’ve seen them before. I’ve been blogging for 9 yrs now. Yep, 9. I had a blog on one of the very first blogging sites – xanga when it was less than 100 people. it was fun! nobody tried to impress anyone. it was just fun. I’m not into this FAD. so I will wait it out. the contests will die down. the give aways will be all given away. and people will be bored and boring again and I will be happy. Because that’s the kind of blog I enjoy. Boring

in summation… I’m no longer subbing to any blogs that do regular give aways from products THEY don’t make/create themselves. (with a few exceptions – because there are always exceptions).  and I will just be remaining boring old me. so I’m sure I will lack in readership – but i have given myself full permission to not care. I blog because I enjoy it, period.

and in further summation (is that even a thing?) I will let you all now when I find time to actually create a new blog. this one will be very general still. I’m just too tired and uninspired at this time. But to my friends, I didn’t want you to think I just vanished. I will continue to update about KittyKat, Zo, Guppy and my spiritual life when I find the time.

I had to post this publicly b/c I felt it was important enough…

another child dies because of the “doctrine” of Michael and Debi Pearl.

how many more times must this happen before people realize that their books and teachings are not only wrong, but harmful and sick?

this isn’t about spanking vs. gentle discipline. THAT is a whole other topic. one I don’t go into because it’s deep — too deep for a mere post. and it’s personal.

This is about following a method of parenting promoted by a human who thinks his own authority in line with God’s. The dangers of a man who is promotes mercilessness towards children. This is about the extreme dangers of teachings like this falling into the wrong hands which end in a senseless horrific death.

I’m sure this family meant well. I’m sure they loved their children. I’m sure they had no idea they were killing their child. But, because they valued the words of ONE MAN over common sense and conscience put in us by God, a child died. THEIR child died.

I know I have friends who read the Pearls. and it has stopped me from generally ragging on the Pearls in past times. but I must come out now and say what I think to be truth. I am not ragging – I am begging others to consider the consequences of doctrines like the Pearls. There is much danger in this wickedness. So many say they just read the books and take form it what they want. it has some good ideas. well I would agree with that one! it DOES have some good ideas. I’m sure Hitler had some fine ideas, too. but it doesn’t change the fact that at it’s very foundation, it’s wrong. find good ideas elsewhere! no need to look through the books of a man who is sick to find parenting ideals. read your Bible! use your common sense. talk to a older friend. as a trusted family member.

children are not given to us so we can show case their obedience! hey are given to us to care for like precious jewels. To train and teach them… not beat them and scare them. how mortified God must be when He entrusts us to raise a child and we instead shame and beat him.

It’s a sad thing when the word “training” means beating. those two should never be used simultaneously. they have two very different meanings. my heart is heavy.

Dear friends and fellow bloggers,

If you want to still keep up on my life (boring though it is) email me or leave me a comment and I will get back to you with my address to my much more private/protected blog. This blog was great and I really enjoyed it. But, this time in my life I just want to be a little more reclusive. perhaps that will change back sometime… we’ll see!

-Henny