A Note from Me to You

My dear friend,

I am blessed to have the next week or so off for vacation. I am looking forward to getting a jumpstart on my New Year’s Resolution to get healthy and improve my blog. Look for new changes coming really soon!

Some things are already showing up. Did you notice in the top left margin that you can now read the blog in about a zillion different languages? Thanks to Google Translate, you can now see the entire blog in almost any language you could possibly imagine… I will also be cleaning up the tags and pages of the blog so you can readily find what you’re looking for. Plans are underway to add a video section with video question & answers from a panel I have put together of some extraordinary women…and so much more!

Since last Christmas, I have changed the blog two different times. I lost lots of my faithful readers when I jumped ship from the free blogger site and purchased my own domain, and I agonized over it for awhile. I think I staggered around in a ‘blog confusion’ for several months (remember the depressing brown (poop) colored template?) before I finally had some ‘blog revelations’. I realized a lot of things about blogging, about my blog personally, and about why I blog everyday.

I stopped agonizing over the dip in my readership when I realized that I was still touching so many. I have so thoroughly enjoyed the emails that readers sent me in addition to the comments. A common theme running in your correspondence is that you appreciate my honest and truthful approach to my life, and that often times my topics and posts really touch your heart. That makes my heart swell with emotion. Thank you!

I read several other blogs out there about every different genre imaginable and I sometimes catch myself wondering if I should dig a little deeper and talk about some real issues facing the world today. Current events, news headlines, stuff like that? You know what? I don’t want to. After really thinking about it and being honest with myself, I decided that the reason that I write about inspiring topics, funny stories, poke fun at my ranch life, or show you pretty pictures is because there is enough depressing and mind-boggling news everywhere else. My blog is a place to go that makes me feel good, and I want my readers to feel good too. I keep it light, airy, and sometimes thought-provoking, in the hopes that you’ll come away from the blog feeling inspired, not depressed.

Does any of that make sense? As usual, I’m kind of rambling!

Of course I will continue posting daily, but I just wanted to stop a minute this afternoon and take a moment to say Merry Christmas. I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday filled with joy this season. I wish you joy the whole year through!

From my computer to screen to yours, wherever you may be…. Happy Holidays.

Sincerely,

Casey