Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Moving On...

Time to start blogging again.

I took a year off of blogging. (If there is a reader who is interested in my other blog, Just Enough Light, where I wrote for six years, click over to here to read to your heart's content.) 2014 was a very tough year and I was not sad to say goodbye to it.

Time to move on.

We have moved from Minnesota to South Carolina. (I've been here for a whole week now!)  New job, new state, new region of the country, new house (eventually). All that newness just calls for a new blog.

I want this blog to document our time here in the Southeast. This is a big move for this Midwest girl. True, I lived in Singapore for three years, but other than that I have lived in the Midwest. I expect there to be some fun/interesting things to observe. Take for instance, my visit to the grocery store yesterday. I saw bags of greens: mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens. Not your typical Midwest fare. I smiled to myself because I have NO idea what to do with greens.

Anyway...

Let's talk about the title of this blog. Ampersand. Several years ago, I gave my hubby a large, metal ampersand and hung it on the wall in our bedroom. I told him it was to remind us that from now on it was just him & me & God. We were in the beginning stages of the Empty Nest. Our kids were married and now it was just us. This blog is about our lives & our adventures & my relationship with God & my hobby of quilting & our kids & the new grand-baby about to be born & whatever else come to mind.

Like how moving across the country takes time to find my place, time to have a rhythm to life, and lots of changes, I expect this blog to morph and change over time.

So... here I go off on a new adventure!

6 comments:

  1. Well, you are in one of my most favorite cities, so I'm happy to follow along. You can cook greens like you would spinach or kale. Greens are greens : ) Happy new home!

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  2. Love the ampersand on the wall. That's a really nice gift. May your SC adventure be rich. May you see God's hand and His good purposes at every turn.

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  3. As one midwest gal now living in the south to another...it has its charms. Especially during the winter. But good sweet corn is hard to come by. :-)

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  4. I'll enjoy reading about your new adventures Judy. If this is comment #2 - sorry. Google is acting up :)

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  5. I'm excited to read about your new adventure! SC is a state I've never visited, and I hope to someday. May God bless you with a smooth transition!

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  6. I lived in SC for 9 years (Rock Hill). There are things I miss about it (like going to Charleston or Hilton Head for a long weekend!), but there are things that I don't. As in the humidity! :)
    Don't feel bad about not knowing what to do with greens...I'm a southern girl and have no appetite for greens!
    Have you seen the pigs feet??? :) Welcome to the South!

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