Mud and Moonlight. . .

Ahhh... my first blog post...

I always feel pressure when I start writing in a new diary. As I stare at the crisp, pristine pages of a brand new, beautifully book-bound journal, I can hardly bring myself to press the pencil to the paper. I often feel as if the very first page sets the tone, mood, and nuance for all of the contents that are to follow --which is naturally a big helping of pressure-sauce. :-P So it's little wonder that it's taken me months to even consider typing in this blog, despite the countless times I opened this page and watched the cursor blink patiently on my screen as it gently urged me to overcome my journal-starting qualms. I like to think of it as 'cursor therapy' :-P ...in the most difficult times, that little cursor has reminded me to keep plowing through my seemingly endless research paper or to press on through a tedious book report --if for no other reason than to make it momentarily cease its tireless blinking.

As I begin the metaphorical journey on the road of blog-keeping, my desire is that this blog will be somewhat of a trail mix... containing the various flavors of mood and thought that reflect some of the things that make me 'me'.

The title of this post is purposefully reminiscent of my blog title. I wanted to find a pair of nouns that depicted my feelings about life while giving this blog a fair opportunity to supercede it's usual, writer-imposed limits. In a sense, I want to give it a fighting chance to be as diversely crafted as I am. :-)

Let's see how that goes...


Mud and Moonlight... these two things have little in common, yet I find that life contains both "mud" and "moonlight" moments. It's hard, it's messy (mud) --reminds me of a soldier's plight, marching courageously through rough terrain. Yet life, with God, is also beautiful and wondrous (moonlight) --manifesting a divine romance with a Creator who has never ceased to amaze me. This intriguing paradox highlights many aspects and objects in creation as tangible life-lessons.

This blog, if I succeed, will inevitably draw out both sides of this paradox... I don't have all the answers, but I know the One who does. Currently, my writings are for me... but if you happen to be reading along, and glimpsing my thoughts, feelings and ponderings through my eyes, please remember...

This is life

expressed

to best of my ability...

Enjoy the ride. 8-)