The Many Faces of Blogs

Lately, as I've been perusing my favorite blogs, it struck me how different each one is. When you start to pay attention, you realize that there are all kinds of different styles and approaches to blogging. For example, I came up with five different "types" of blogs that we've all encountered.

1. The Bulletin Board: This blogger loves to find inspirational causes or hip products to promote. The blog is usually covered with logos, badges and links to organizations, missions and other blogs...all in support of some fun new trend or commendable cause. A good source of worthwhile info.

2. The Therapy Session: At first glance, this blog is usually a little intimidating. Most posts are long and may not even have a picture (gasp). However, once you wade in they're usually pretty entertaining. The author of these posts holds nothing back and gives their readers a hearty dose of whatever is on their minds. You get confessions, vent-sessions, hopes and dreams, embarrassing stories...you never really know, but you can always expect a real heart-to-heart when you read this one.

3. The Scrapbook: This blog is for those who either ran out of money to buy more Creative Memories paraphernalia or ran out of room in their house for another album. The blog decor is always good and posts are filled with lots of splashy big pictures of baby's first birthday or the family trip to the zoo. It's fun to browse and usually doesn't require much reading. But if a picture is worth a thousand words then there's really not much else that needs to be said.

4. The Devotional: This blog is almost as good as Beth Moore's newest study. You can usually count on some great Bible verses, praise songs (with the lyrics) and thought-provoking discussions. The author of this blog blesses us all with some refreshing substance and convicting challenges.

5. The Journal: The posts on this blog are usually a short overview of the day or a summary of the most recent noteworthy happening in the author's life. They don't go too deep, but they keep you updated on what's going on and usually include a couple of pictures of the more interesting highlights. An informative and easy read.

So, which blog type are you? And which one is most fun to read? Vote on the survey (top right of the blog) for your favorite.

Tax Season #2

Even though it's a bit late, I really must comment on the incredible job that Bryan did during this year's busy season. He worked like a champ and I'm so proud of him. April 15th was last Wednesday, so we've been enjoying life back to its wonderful normal for the past week. We even did a getaway weekend with just the two of us to reconnect and write out our family "mission statements." It was a perfect way to spend the first work-less Saturday we've had since January.

So Babe, thanks for being so cool and working so hard!

Flip Video Fun

I'm loving our new Flip Video. It was especially nice to have in FL since we currently don't have a working camera. Now I wish I had taken more videos of all the cool stuff we did...like the farmer's market, the pool, the harbor, the big band concert, the art fair, bocce ball, fun restaurants with Javon's grandparents (who are in FL for the winter)...but of course I didn't think of it then.

But here are the videos I do have:

I had to include this one because we rode these adorable red bikes everywhere during our week at Marco Island. The island is a pretty small place so we could get to the park, the library, shops, and even to a neigboring fishing village (Goodland). It's like 7 miles away so we had to work up to that bike trip, and it's a good thing we did because we rode back with the wind against us the whole time...no small feat, let me tell you.


This is us after finally arriving, hot and tired, in Goodland. Notice the pitcher of water on the table...our waiter finally just left it there after refilling our glasses for the third or fourth time. So there really isn't much in the town besides this restaurant on the bay and a bunch of fishermen with their little houses and fishing boats. Kind of a cool outing though...especially with the Pina Colada that we splurged on for dessert.


OK, so this proves my point about how little there is to do in Goodland. We resorted to taking videos of the local wildlife...well actually, it was just a few birds. Because the video is so lame, it's actually pretty funny.


And for those of you who love a good sunset, here's one on the beach. Every time I finished taking a video it got even prettier, so it took a few tries...these two are the first and the last one (so you can see the transformation yourself). Even though it was cold and windy, I'm glad we forced ourselves to take a sunset walk on our last night there. We had a great talk huddled under our blanket. That, along with the rest of our glorious week, made for some very good memories.

Away on Holiday

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I'm with my sister-in-law, Javon, in sunny Florida. We both had a break in our schedules and decided it would be the perfect time to take a trip together to Marco Island. Just because you're done with college doesn't mean you have to be done with spring breaks!

I didn't bring a camera but I'll probably be posting more on our trip when I get back. It's been wonderfully relaxing so far...and I'm already very sunburned. (So it's probably a good thing we're not taking any pictures) :)