I was looking up successful Mommy bloggers today. I have been on this quest and defining my business long enough. I want to really be taking action on making my SPLASH online. So I wanted to see how other moms were making themselves, their family, and their business shine.
I started with dooce.com there Heather Armstrong has been blogging and showing herself and her family off for years. She has over 1 million followers on Twitter alone and really has a great set up. In her about me section she outlines how this started out strictly as something fun to chronicle her single life but soon became a business endevour, and finally blossomed to the point that her husband could leave his job and just work for her. Now THAT is where we all want to be, right?
I mean my husband cooks so much better then me (oh, yeah I was supposed to have supper on, guess I’ll be wrapping this up shortly) and he’s faster at house cleaning then me too! He longs for the day when my income surpasses what the family needs to live on. I’m even getting over the fact that this is how business is done these days so I can enjoy shining in my business and letting my husband start the farm we really dream about having. Anyway, I’m sitting here reading her blog and website, enjoying how much she is what I think so many Moms should be and then it hit me.
I found on her “about me column” that something happened in her college days that turned her off to the religion she was raised in as a youth. Though she doesn’t go into that she makes clear that college life in a religious school is not all roses. Then she goes on to say she left that religion and lives now completely out of any organized religion at all. AAAGGH! How many more martyrs of religion do we have to have.
I’m the first to admit that I have been offended at church. I have even felt stifled by rules and regulations, especially those of a rigid family. I still STRONGLY believe that God does exist and wants us to get together with Him and a few friends each week to worship Him.
As much as I’m all about coming back to the family and enjoying the way the internet can allow us to connect worldwide there is still something special about coming together in a community of believers that you won’t find by watching your favorite TV talk show, listening to radio hosts, or even connecting no my site or classes.
I have a great respect for many religions having studied them in my history classes, visited their congregations, and made many friends in all walks of life. I believe there is greatness in many. I also honor the importance of having daily personal time to develop your spirit in your own way.
I also proclaim, there IS a supreme being and He does want us to come together to serve each other. We need time away from our business (especially if it’s in our home) and gracious I for one am THRILLED to have the excuse to get out of the house and into the church each week. I hope more people who feel the same way will continue to speak out, WHATEVER your religion is.
