I started this blog in 2005 after my wife and I had our second child, Caleb. You can tell how long it’s been since the picture was updated. I had some grand ideas for this blog.
The problem is, right after I started it, I realized just how unqualified I am to write it.
Most times, I feel like I’m a failure as a husband, a father, a professional, and as a Christian. Hence, I’m not fit to write about “Christian Family Life”.
But then again, who is?
I’ve started and stopped many blogs. My main blog is currently here, although I haven’t updated it in a while. I’ve tried splitting the topics I’m interested in out, and I’ve tried keeping them in one place.
The weird thing is, occasionally, I get an email, or Facebook contact, or something about this blog, which I’ve done very little with. Every now and again, it seems to help somebody.
Whether I’m qualified to write it or not, I have found that sometimes, a small tip from a fellow traveller who has been a little farther down the same road can be more helpful than a travel guide written by an ivory tower “expert”.
So if this blog is useful to you, let me know.
When I entered fatherhood (heck when I got married), I realized just how unprepared I was. Nothing in my life, not my family, friends, education, anything, had prepared me for what I was to face. And I planted my face on the pavement each and every time I tried like a never-ending run of “It Only Hurts When I Laugh” (Caleb’s favorite show).
I believe discipleship is being able to walk with somebody who has been there, while you’re going there. Jesus picked 12 men to walk with Him. They lived with Him, ministered with Him, were corrected by Him, and above all, prepared by Him. I believe discipleship in the church is missing that component. At least, in the churches I’ve been to and the books I’ve read.
So if you get any use from this blog, let me know. I’ll be happy to post my failures (and maybe the success or two I’ve had) here for edification.
3 comments:
I know how you feel about writing and how you say you don't feel "fit".
The truth is, none of us are perfect and no human has any right to believe that they are perfect or any better than any other family. However, I still think you should keep this blog. Perhaps you might consider, instead of a "book" type format, where it sounds a bit more like a lecture and is more impersonal for you, you could instead write it in more of a journal format? This will help you more than writing to tell other people what is right - instead I think it would be better to just share the whole of your learning process, even the things you know are right but don't listen to. Open up and tell us what issues you are going through right now and areas you fall short in. Just don't use your blog as a vent to complain in (not that you would) - family issues should be dealt with within the family by praying, forgiveness, and selflessness, then after you have let the issue go and have no ill intentions, you can blog about it. :) That's what I've done, anyway.
I'm sorry I took so long to respond to you. I read your comment when you posted it. Like an old story I read about Einstein, I didn't have anything to say. Or I couldn't form words between my mind and keyboard. I feel like I'm on the verge of a use for this blog, and I reviewed your comment as I prayed about it.
And believe me, I would vent. Several hundred of the 900+ posts on my main blog demonstrate that. http://emuelle1.blogspot.com. But it also shows the journey I've been on from 2004 to 2011. I rarely delete anything I write, since to me, it demonstrates part of the journey.
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