I can just hear my friends now. There is a worldwide collective groan (the largest group of which being concentrated in Iowa) over the fact that Emily has created yet another blog and how many of these does she really need to have, for the love of everything that is pure and good?
Much to my chagrin, I have three blogs floating out there in cyberspace. I kept one active over at Xanga during my college years. I started my currently active Livejournal Blog, Emily’s Got Too Much Time On Her Hands in January, shortly before the demise of my engagement. That one is kept private most of the time and is read by a few people. It’s mainly a newsy blog with either rants or semi-amusing stories about my life. I currently am working two jobs, and with the hours at my side job steadily increasing, I no longer have as many amusing (ok, tragic as well) stories to tell. Really, what am I going to post in my journal read by a group of hip, urbanite women when my days are spent working in researching customer information to be in compliance with the OFAC and my nights leading to tables at Olive Garden? (Job one: I am a compliance banker. Job 2: I am a host) I can just see my blog posts now:
“I called JG again. He still won’t send me a fax of his driver’s license.” Or, “Was mistaken for a server at Olive Garden again tonight. Heard “Luck Be A Lady” six times tonight. Normally love Sinatra, but if I hear him sing, ‘A Lady doesn’t wander all over the room/and blow on some other guy’s dice’ one more time, I might kick a puppy. Or Kitten. Or Whatever is closest to me at the moment, which most likely will be a bottle of Chardonnay. That I wil have to clean up.”
So what exactly is the purpose of this blog? It The aforementioned hip, urbanite audience doesn’t seem to take a liking to my more spiritual posts. Frankly, I need spiritual encouragement. Recently, I have felt a yearning to put my spiritual thoughts and struggles out there for people to understand and respond to. I live in a land with few people of my theological persuasion, and that happen to be close to my age. I’d like to see this be an agent for me to connect with people who are of my theological persuasion, and perhaps encounter some people who are willing to challenge me. It would be a bonus if I could challenge you, too!
Over the next few posts, I want to set up some blogs about my personal testimony, my theological views, and how I ended up where I am now. I am a born again, Bible believing Christian. I attend an independent Baptist church in Salt Lake City, UT. I believe steadfastly in the sovereignty of God. Those core statements greatly influence my outlook on life. Or at least they should. Life has been a challenge for me over the last six months in particular and I have to admit…. I am challenging most of what I think/say/do. I am re-evaluating that which defines me.
Why such the identity crisis?
That story will soon come.
In the meantime, I hope you stick around and actually read this. And comment. And interact. I’d like this to become a place where I don’t just interact with you, but where other people can interact. If I can stick with this blog, it will probably turn into webspace filled with my vain attempts at humor, the more often than not rant, and spiritual thoughts that I pretend are profound but really aren’t. I want it to be a place where iron sharpons iron.
So, welcome to the ride. Buckle up tight; this thing might be bumpy.
