27 - Thank You!

Day 27: A Letter to Your Readers

Dear Mom, Rachael, Laura, Chet, Jeff, Kelly, Kristin, Kristin, Angie, Elizabeth, and any other Regular Readers of this Blog,

Thank you.  Sincerely, I thank you for caring about my life and random thoughts enough to read this lovely little blog, (and in some cases, to follow me through switching sites four times).  I kept a journal all through high school, but I would much rather record everything here now.  It makes writing so much more fun for me just knowing that you will probably be reading it!

We all want to love others well and to be loved well... to know others deeply and to be deeply known.  As a classic introvert, I am more myself here than in most social settings. Writing helps me to keep my heart centered on God and to process my thoughts and emotions as I move along in life.  It has been quite a journey, and "these words are my diary, screaming out loud."  I'm so thankful to have true friends and family that care about my heart enough to read through the unpolished, random, quirky, emotional, heartfelt things I post here.  Thank you for your texts, blog comments, and verbal encouragement relating to what I've said here, and for knowing my heart and caring enough to reel me back in when I've gone overboard sometimes.  "You're like the net under the ledge when I go flying off the edge." #onerepublic  ;-)

I mean, really, who else is going to care about me having a major epiphany late last night that Colin in Made of Honor is Owen Hunt from Grey's Anatomy... so she's actually choosing between Hunt and Shepherd... whaaaaat!?  I saw this movie a while back and I really remember thinking Colin was unattractive, but I love Dr. Hunt on Grey's (I'm definitely Hunt over Shepherd there), so that's strange.  Maybe I just don't care for Swedish accents and kilts? lol

Anywho, whilst watching Shall We Dance at the Captivating Retreat last October, this quote about marriage actually made me think about you all, my few but faithful readers:

"We need a witness to our lives.  There's a billion people on the planet... I mean, what does any one life really mean?  But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything.  The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things... all of it, all of the time, every day.  You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it.  Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness.'" ~Beverly Clark

Thank you for being my "witnesses" through most of my single adult life... especially when others who promised to be here walked away instead.  Thank you for caring about the good, the bad, the terrible, the mundane, and the fantastic parts of my journey!  I appreciate you all more than you probably know.  So thanks for being awesomesauce people, even when I'm sometimes a butternut-crazy mess! ;-)

Mostly, thank you for believing in me, being there for me, getting excited with me, and helping me to love myself and my story!! ❤

With love and gratitude,

Lindsey