The Nays Have It

So, it looks like the blog will remain public.  Thank you for your votes and comments!  I love feedback and it is fun to find out who is reading the blog.  :-)  I know I set the poll to run for a month, but I came across something else that has swayed my opinion on keeping the blog open.  

A friend on facebook posted a link to this article the other day: http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/01/15/feminist_obsessed_with_mormon_blogs.  Very interesting.  I have been thinking about it ever since.  On one hand, it is a compliment to "Mormon Mommy Blogs," and I am proud to be part of a trend that I didn't even know about.  A celebration of motherhood.  A way to reach out in the world.  A way to connect with others. 

What is it about our crazy, hectic lives that draws readers so?  The blogs I follow, I follow for specific reasons.  Most of my blog list are friends and it is fun to keep up with their lives and see how things are going.  I also follow blogs which are give ideas--such as cute hair ideas for girls and recipes.  Then there are the two blogs I follow simply because the author is an inspiration to me.

You see, our little family has been turned upside down in the last few months.  We had doctors giving us the worst case scenario from the beginning.  If your son survives birth....his brain may not send the signal to his body to breathe....marshall-smith syndrome...moderate to severe mental retardation...found a mass that could be a tumor...moderate to severe hearing loss...will be only able to say a handful of words at most...average life span is three years...respiratory illnesses....eventually have to have a ventilator...  It is so easy to get mired down in the negativity and lose focus.  Knowing that there are others out there who have/and are going through rough (if not rougher) times, and learning how they have coped helps me.  I am not going to pretend it is easy.  I am not going to sugar coat everything.  I have my good days and my bad.  I make many mistakes but I keep trying.  Parenting with normal, healthy children is not easy, now compound it.  We all have trials and days where it we wonder how we are going to make it through the day, and tomorrow seems just as bleak.  But, we make it--with the help of the Lord, and friends and family, we make it.  The rewards are infinitely more satisfying.  Life takes on a new meaning when you have children.

So, if my blog can help others, even in a small way, then it is worth keeping public.  Not even a week has passed and I already have nine votes for "no" on the poll.  So, to you who follow our journey, I say thank you and the blog will remain public.