Behind my blog - part one

I discovered blogging in November, the day I started this blog. I was attracted to the idea because I thought it would be cool to have an online journal and would be a great way to keep in touch with friends. Of course that requires that they come here and read it. :-) I had always failed at the written journals or diaries before, but this is working for me.

When creating the blog, the two most difficult decisions for me were the title and the web address. If you go back to my first post you'll notice that it was well after 2 a.m. I thought long and hard about what describes my life and what would be catchy. Singing is something that I thoroughly enjoy, whether it's at the top of my lungs in my truck, or silently in my heart. And when I find a good song, boy does it excite me. So, where did the web address come from?

One of my favorite contemporary Christian artists is Chris Rice. In some ways he's a new Rich Mullins. He sings songs about aspects of life that not many other people focus on and writes with simple but profound words. So I chose this song: Life Means so Much. Here are the lyrics. Now may we all be reminded to view every day as a gift.

Every day is a journal page
Every man holds a quill and ink
And there's plenty of room for writing in
All we do is believe and think
So will you compose a curse
Or will today bring the blessing
Fill the page with rhyming verse
Or some random sketching

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much

Every day is a bank account
And time is our currency
So nobody's rich, nobody's poor
We get 24 hours each
So how are you gonna spend
Will you invest, or squander
Try to get ahead
Or help someone who's under

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much

Has anybody ever lived who knew the value of a life
And don't you think giving is all
What proves the worth of yours and mine

Teach us to count the days
Teach us to make the days count
Lead us in better ways
That somehow our souls forgot
Life means so much

Every day is a gift you've been given
Make the most of the time every minute you're living

I named my iPod My Cathedral. So in essence "my cathedral" goes with me wherever - on the train, to the swings...

Next time: blog title.