The Beginning

Beginnings are always a challenge - where and how to plant one's roots to ensure a vibrant and beautiful tree. There is always so much anticipation in the beginning. So many visions and plans and ideas. All wrought with much uncertainty. And so, I am here...at the beginning. I have many ideas of what I would like for this blog to be. I have the hope that it will convey both my appreciation for life's quiet, simple beauty and my deep gratitude for God's love of me. But I also have the fear that this is, quite simply, an impossible task. Nevertheless, one must always begin somewhere. And so I have chosen to begin here. I will plant these simple words right here, and I will see what (if anything) grows.