An Interesting Spin

I have been trying to think of something to write on this page. I would write about my day at work, but no one really wants to read about how I sold more electrical equipment to Florida Power and Light today. If I write about stuff like that, these posts are going to be really short and boring.

I will try this...

As I start, I want to first say that I do not want this post to seem like I am complaining. Far from it. I have been blessed far beyond what I deserve; if I deserve anything at all. I have a wife who is more supportive of me and my dreams than I ever thought possible. God has given me a loving woman who I know will bring me joy throughout my life. We have great friends and families. We both have good jobs. We have a nice apartment, and two working cars. We belong to a great church that challenges us and is helping us to grow with Christ. All of these things are more than Amy and I deserve, but there seems to be something missing. Some sort of excitement. Some sort of adventure.

I had a friend tell me today that the key to blogging is putting an interesting/amusing spin on your everyday life. "Then," he said, "people might want to read what you have to say." I have a problem with that. I don't want to have to put a "spin" on my life so that it is interesting. I want my life to naturally have an interesting spin of its own...and then I think about Isaiah 6:8.

"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?'
And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'"

Talk about opening your life up to having an interesting spin. So, here I am. I want to be one who says "Here I am. Send me!" I want to be the one who ventures out without reservation or fear. The problem is that I struggle with opening myself up like that...

So, in the course of writing this first post, I believe I have figured out what this blog will be about. Anyone who reads this will get to watch me struggle and strive towards finding the faith, strength, and courage to say "Here I am. Send me!"

Hey look...I have a blog. Now if only I can find the words to say what I want to say...