Well, I have decided to start a blog. I am doing this for the purely selfish reason that I want to have my own little place to sit and write and post pictures of all of these great memories that just roll by much too quickly. When my Olivia was born, I started writing her a journal, from me to her, in hopes to give it to her when she graduates from high school or perhaps college. I want her to have something handwritten to hold on to of all the amazing moments I have had getting to be her Mom. Unfortunately, the entries in the journal are not as often as they should be. I know realistically that I am more likely to get on the computer and type then to sit and write. (although miss Olivia , and sweet baby girl #2 on the way, I promise to still deliver on those journals). The non-selfish reasons for this blog are that I think this will be a great platform for me to share the little snippets of life with all of those loved ones out there that unfortunately we don't get to see on a regular basis.
I do not expect to change any ones lives with my stream of consciousness way of writing, or to suddenly rake in bags of money, but if you want to catch up on some of the Koepke's day to day lives, this will be the place to be. I plan to write honestly, because when I come back to these posts years from now I want to remember how it really felt to be in these moments. I count my blessing every day- how did I get to be so lucky to have a happy healthy family, wonderful friends and sleep next to the love of my life in a beautiful house every night?? My ultimate goal from this blog is just make it a little bit easier for myself to hang onto these memories.
Disclaimer: I am learning as I go how to set up my blog page, so please bear with me as I stumble along :) XOXO
a place to share the ups and downs of our family of four. Hope you'll visit, we're pretty great.
I totally commend your efforts to write everything down! We are trying to do the same with the whole adoption process and are struggling to take the time to do it. I must admit that your blog is sooo much cutter than ours. I guess that is what you get when your husband sets it up. I am going to have to explore and find ways to make ours look as good as yours. Congratulations Beth! You and your family will cherish these memories one day.
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