Pickles on my Eyes

While riding in the car one day, which we do quite a lot of, Jubilee announced from the back seat that when she get's older, she's going to put pickles on her eyes just like mommy.

And suddenly...Light bulb!

I exclaim to my family, "What a great name for a blog! I don't have a blog, but if I did, that would be the name! Pickles on My Eyes!"

Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in 6 words. He accepted the challenge and wrote, "Baby Shoes for Sale: Never Worn".

While this is obviously a more sobering comparison, Jubilee unwittingly yet quite accurately, wrote my story in 4 words.

Pickles on my Eyes: In the spa treatment of life, while everyone else rejuvenates under those proverbial cucumbers, I somehow wind up with pickles! Finding "me" time is as illusive as finding a binkie in the dark. So I thought it would be great to theme my blog on finding spiritual tranquility in the midst of life's hectic schedules and chaos. Rejuvenation in Jesus, allowing Him to be my moments of clarity while soaking in the healing waters of Living Water. Allowing the Savior's soothing hands to massage out the spiritual tension and kinks I have. I'm so thankful for the peace I've found in living a holy life, set apart from the chaos of the world.

And that is the story of how I decided to start a blog. Not only did I have a title just begging to be published but I kept finding it difficult to condense my life's escapades into the limited characters of a status update.

So...friends, family, and especially those who have begged me over the years to write a book, this is for you. A blog of family, faith, humor and hopefully inspiration. I invite you to follow with me as I live life from beneath the pickles.