Blog Building

Wow, it’s a lot of work building a blog! When I started my personal blog there was no goal, no focus. I just started picking out themes and started writing about whatever. Heck, it was easy!

This blog, having a focus, and a goal, takes a lot more work. My original intentions with this blog have shifted in focus and I haven’t specifically laid it out here, so I’m copying this from a recent post on my other blog to help clear things up. A bit. I hope.

You may have already read this at Bringing Good Home, but if you haven’t, well, here it is:

If you’ve been reading for any length of time, you’ve heard me mention my other website, Imperishable Beauty - and you may or may not have noticed a subtle shift from the time I first started mentioning it (many months ago) and to what I have been saying about it the last couple of weeks. In actuality, what I originally started out with (an online store where you could browse and purchase products) is completely different than what I am doing now. Is it a blog? Is it a website? How about an online publication of some sort?

In truth it’s a blog, but when I get it all going the way I see it in my head, it’ll be so much more. It will be a hub- a “water cooler” to gather around and connect. I’m envisioning:

• Thought-provoking articles on all manner of topics relating to biblical womanhood and motherhood.
• Interviews with inspiring women from bloggy-land.
• Links to other sources of good information, product reviews and recommended resources.
• Guest authors, writing about things God has laid on their hearts, wisdom they have gleaned or lessons they have learned.
• Semi-regular giveaways.
• Mini-devotions.
• Semi-regular carnival type activities.
• A good dose of fun.

What do you think? I already have those planned out for specific days of the week, and I’m still brainstorming something for Saturdays. Maybe something with a family angle. Hmm. Of course, everything is still very early infancy so it’ll take some time (and a lot of work!- don’t think I haven’t thought of that!) to get this to that point. I still have graphics to create, layout things to tweak, traffic to create, and guinea pigs authors and interviewees to find.

So that’s where we’re headed. You’ll notice the pieces slowly falling into place over the next few weeks.

And by the way, thanks for traveling along with me!