Blogging in the New Year

I have spent the last year waking up early most weekday mornings and writing for this blog, publishing about once a week. I've mostly written about my grief journey of losing my sister in 2018 and my son in 2019, but I have also included some life updates and devotional material. My goal in writing was to pursue healing and offer encouragement while following the Lord and His call to share our stories. It has been a great joy to strive toward this goal.

When I started I had a list in my head of some of the things I wanted to write. Throughout the months I have written the list down and expanded it. Each time I felt like I was getting to the end of it, I would brainstorm for a few minutes and have lots more ideas for posts. One post often led to another, and I would ignore the list for weeks at a time. Recently I have felt the list of blog post ideas related to my grief journey wrapping up.

I have some new goals for my writing in the new year:

1. Create a landing page that organizes what I have already written

2. Write about my ongoing grief journey as I continue to pursue healing and God's leading

3. Challenge myself to write more devotional content

I am still praying about what my publishing schedule will look like in the new year. It probably won't be every week, but I am looking forward to continuing to write and connect. I am also interested in hearing from you. What parts of my story would you like to know more about? What questions do you have for me about life and grief? You can use the comments below, reach out to me in real life, or email me at jbandeff@gmail.com.

Happy New Year!

Janet

Sunset on our property after a couple warm days of rain, mist, and fog.