Better Late than Never?

So if you are reading this, chances are that I've told you about this blog.  But I don't really have plans to tell people I'm doing this...not just yet anyway.  I want to explore what blogging is like first.  For example, I have no idea what I want to write about.  I love to talk with people about food.  I'm also one of those people who gets what it's like to go through really hard times, times that suck.  I'm also a mother of 4 adult "children" and a woman of faith.  My faith in God (and I mean the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit just so we're all clear how I define the name "God") is very important to me; I am a follower, but I don't have it all figured out by any stretch of the imagination.  My guess is that if I keep this up, readers will get a glimpse into my heart, which includes times of strong conviction coupled with doubts, times of joy coupled with grief, times of excitement coupled with doldrums, times of "too many words and not enough time" coupled with "I have nothing to say."  Such is my life.  And that barely scratches the surface of what is on my mind.

Let's start with the name of my blog - Jus' Deb's Dissertations.  I have a tendency to write lengthy, detailed emails at work that I have called Deb Dissertations for years.  I don't set out to intentionally write lengthy, detailed emails.  It just happens, because by the time I've done my best to explain the issues and the actions that are needed, I realize how long the email is and that most people won't read them.  But hey, my dad trained me to "CYA" so...maybe I just have a secret desire to be a lawyer....nah....

Now for the Jus' Deb part.  I don't mean anything deragatory about me, so please don't tell me about my low self-esteem...that "horrible" disease and problem of the last quarter century or so.

Seriously, don't lay it on me.  If you do, we won't be starting a conversation.  It's a boring one, and I have a whole lot more interesting things to talk about.

Instead I mean, it's jus' me. 

Something troubling you or you need to vent?  No sweat; let it out; it's Jus' Deb. 

Want to talk theology?  No sweat; we may need to grab a brew, but let's talk.  It's Jus' Deb. 

Want to get caught up?  Cool.  We probably only need to grab a cuppa tea, but it's all good.  It's Jus' Deb. 

Need prayer or to confess something.  I'm here.  I will do my best to be kind and gracious and not judge.  I know the sin of which I myself am capable.  I'm Jus' Deb.

I hope to learn about this blogging thing and find my voice.  If you hang with me, I hope it's a fun ride that is helpful and beneficial for both of us. 

Yep, my first post is a Deb Dissertation....a DD...sigh...