My 100th Post

This is my 100th post on this blog, which is thoroughly mind-boggling. I worried that I would run out of things to write about, long ago. Maybe that won't happen!

When I think of my blog, Lines from Lithia, I think of Emily Dickinson's poem, "This is My Letter to the World." This blog is My Letter to the World. It's my letter to my husband, my children, my family, my friends. This is my letter to you.

I wear my heart on my sleeve; I always have. I probably overshare. I don't have anything to hide and I don't feel a need anymore to pretend to be someone I'm not. I'm an introvert who likes people. I'm a book worm who would rather do the dishes and hang the laundry on the drying racks to the tune of the birds chirping at the feeder than to the repetitive tunes on the radio. I'm a serious girl who likes a good laugh. I'm a feminist who never once envisioned being a stay at home mom, but now would never trade it for the world. I'm a believer in God but wish I prayed more often. I'm a believer in chocolate every day and getting up before the kids do so I can start my day sane.

I'm a believer in the escapism that books offer, and the freedom that writing provides.

I believe in writing about the good stuff and the bad, because if I can reassure just one person out there that they are not alone, I've done something worthwhile. I believe in writing for me, even though it can be easy to succumb to what I think my readers might like most to read.

I believe in me. If you told me two years ago that I would lose over 60 lbs and be 100 posts into a blog, I might have laughed at you. Now I believe that any of us, cliché as it sounds, can do anything we want to.

I believe in you. Thank you for reading!