For Love and Salsa

This is short and sweet and kind of out-there but I’m so excited about this website and new things I just had to get started!

First of all, I’m working on a dream of mine.  This website is the realization of something I’ve envisioned for a while.  I’ve always wanted a place to write, ever since I figured out I liked it so much when I was an awkward, smelly middle-schooler who wrote volumes upon volumes of poetry and tucked them away in a yellow S. Y. Jackson Elementary folder under my bed; it had a jaguar on the cover. 

This was before blogs.  It was before the reign of social media and subsequent screen junkies.  Alas, this is the medium I have to work with.  So, here we are.    I couldn’t really justify the cost of this thing coming out of our family budget, (we’re working our debt snowball and giving every dollar a name, yay Financial Peace University).  It’s not like I’m a published author or TV personality…SO…Enter the magic of salsa. 

I love salsa.  On my eggs in the morning.  With a big bowl of tortilla chips with a lot of salt.  On shredded pork tacos…Once I tweakeda recipe to my liking thus addicting myself and my family I began to share.  I’m still pretty flattered that I’ve gotten other people drawn into my salsa madness.   Salsa, and the sharing thereof, has enabled me to start this thing up and my very talented sister has lent her expertise, time and effort.  I’m super thankful.  I’ll be sending her some salsa.  I have some adjustments to make and some kinks to sort out but all and all how cool is this?!

So, my thoughts today, blogging in this new place, might not be appropriately poignant.  What I have to say today satisfies my pragmatic side: Social media is stupid and while I’m pretty glued to Facebook some days it’s really pretty ridiculous. 

Be in the moment.  I swear; if I’m ever in a terrible life threatening situation, PLEASE do not simply film it on your phone.  Please use that phone, that just happens to take amazing video and has incredibly accurate GPS, to actually call for help.  Or, better, set it down and help me for Pete’s sake.  Am I alone in this??  How many viral videos have you seen and thought, “For the LOVE of [salsa] put your phone down and help that lady-baby-man-dog-whatever you’re filming!”

Ya’ll, there’s a lot of scary stuff going on in the world right now and I can’t help but think instant access to EVERYONE’S unfiltered, ignorant opinion might have something to do with that. 

So, two things. 

One, I’m going to prayerfully put my dang phone down for a week, using it only for things essential to my existence.  I’m going to see if it makes a difference in how I feel, how I parent and how I see others.  Two, instead of being an observer OR a rabble rouser much like the media in general these days, I’m going to be a DOER.  I am not part of a crazy, angry mob.  I am an individual with my own life to lead.  I’m going to do things and make things and deal with the world right here in my little existence.  This is what God has given me; these are the opportunities I have to make a difference.  One of those things is curing a ham.  Don’t laugh, it’s true.  More on that later so stay tuned!!