The Prose Turns One

Don't you just love unexpected blessings?

From the little things like a friend surprising you at home with a plate of cookies when you and the kids are sick with the flu. To the big things like God leading your husband to a ministry that is beyond what you had scripted for your life.

Blogland has been an unexpected blessing in my life, for several reasons.

I have been blessed by getting to know many of my friends on deeper and interesting levels.

I have been blessed by forming brand-new friendships with some fabulous women.

I have been blessed by being able to express myself in writing.

On this one year anniversary of my very first post, I find that I am thankful for discovering this outlet.

Whenever I find a new blog that I enjoy, I always go back to their very first post to see how they began and what inspired them to begin blogging. Some people begin blogging to document a new child. Others blog to keep records of their growing children. Others share an intimate look at their spiritual growth. Still others simply enjoy sharing the little pleasures that greet their day-to-day lives.

I started blogging so that I could more actively participate in the lives of several friends in Blogland, while at the same time, satisfying my desire to write. I was not expecting to find new friends that would become dear, and to be filled up so wonderfully by the inspiring posts of all those I regularly visit.

Thank you, Blogland friends.

Here is how the Prose of Sharon began.

May there be many more anniversaries to come. Keep writing, dear friends! I only hope you enjoy my prose as much as I enjoy yours!