Well, here goes. My first blog entry. I have been encouraged by some to start my own blog. We'll see how it goes from here. I enjoy reading other peoples' blogs, and perhaps someone will enjoy mine. I've kept a journal for years. My writings have been very personal and I don't usually share them, but maybe it's time for me to start sharing my thoughts. Some of them anyway! Writing has been therapeutic for me at times. I can put my fears, thrills, hurts, frustrations, joys and questions on paper and at times, simply by doing that, I put them to rest. Sometimes the hardest things to say out loud can be communicated through the written word. Last year for Valentine's Day, I gave Tim 14 Days of Valentines. I started on February 1 with "On the first day of Valentine's my true love gave to me..." and gave him a different gift each day until the 14th. One of the gifts I gave him was a gift of love letters. I wrote things that I truly feel, but hardly ever say. When writing, I can organize my thoughts and decide how to say them first before actually writing them down. When sitting face-to-face with someone it's hard to do that. Too often, I speak first and then think. Or I don't say everything I wish I had. By thinking it through, focusing on what I want to say and organizing my thoughts and THEN putting it on paper, it seems to sound so much better than if I just blurt it out. And the written word can be kept. Too often in our busy lives, our brains are so full of 'stuff' and so muddled, it's hard to remember everything that is said. So...with that in mind, I'm putting my thoughts in print. I tend to ramble at times, but do occasionally have a revelation of sorts. Hence the name of my blog...Ramblings and Revelations! Read on...