DAY 328 -- Blog Purpose

Why do people write blogs?  Why do some write every day on a blog?  What good is a blog?  Does anyone really care?  Is it a way for some to express things, to share with other beloved friends and family things that are happening to them?  Why did I start to write on this blog over one month ago? 

I remember celebrating our anniversary of 39 years and then unitedly making the goal to serve a mission, and to set goals that would permit us to do so in 365 days.  I remember finding Elder Hollands quotation and falling in love with it.  I remember knowing that I wanted to set a goal and work toward it's realization.

How could I continue along that path?  It has been a very strong desire to serve a mission one day.  I guess setting that goal for June 9, 2012 to go on a mission was very important to me and I thought that I would write my struggles, my miracles, and the progress Bonnie and I are making toward that goal.  I figured if I had a reason to recall and renew our goal DAILY, they I would be able to see progress, to move toward that goal of next year.

Then I realize that perhaps my original purpose of starting this blog of daily writing about our goal isn't really doing what I started this blog to do.  Is it helping me work toward this goal? 

I remember Elder Ballard once urging members of the church to use the Internet to further the Kingdom.  Is that what I am doing?  Or am I wasting my time? 

I am working toward that goal/dream and trying to turn it into a vision of serving full time with my own companion. Is this blog helping me do so?  Where would I be if I was not blogging every day.

I guess I should look backward and see where I have been, and what progress I have made, as I counseled one of my scouts one day.  Have I really made progress toward this goal, am I realizing benefits in writing daily reaching for this dream?  Does it help to address that goal daily?  Thinking.... Pondering...  Questioning...