Long Time No Blog...

I don't know where to begin. I've neglected the blog for so long, and so much has transpired in the past six months. The big stuff has been the deaths of four family/extended family members and all the attendant turmoil that those experiences bring. I have no profound thoughts except to say" "Death stinks, but God is good." I could elaborate, but those of you who have experience in this realm know exactly what I mean.

There is not a day that goes by that I don't have some blog-worthy thought, opinion, or word of encouragement. At least I think it's blog-worthy. Ah, but there's the rub...is it really? And, as I argue with myself over the wisdom and usefulness of my blog (especially in light of the stellar blogs already available - say at http://blog.christianitytoday.com/giftedforleadership/ ) the day slips away (and then the month).

I've read that the ideal blogger blogs several times a day. Not going to happen. The conventional wisdom says the blogger should blog at least once per week. Used to do that. Could happen again. Barring more calamities on the immediate horizon.

So, today I'm just checking in to say "Howdy" and to declare that: "I'm sure glad God is in charge of the world" and that "I'm grateful for the great big gobs of help and comfort He has provided."

That's it for now...