I really liked these words from LaShawn Barber’s Corner:

Blog because you like/love it, not because you want to be read and linked by “A-list” bloggers…

…blogging is open and democratic and egalitarian in the sense that starting a blog is free and non-discriminatory, and relatively painless to set up. The more you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it, but you have to be realistic.

There is no affirmative action in the blogosphere, and for that I’m glad. People link to bloggers they like, bloggers who share their views and write good posts. It’s voluntary. There are no government quotas to fill or entitlements to hand out.

I think those are great words about the spirit of blogging.

Many bloggers also read those whose views they do not share.

I think most bloggers must love to write. I  write (non-electronically) all over the place: childrens’ books and journals, my own journal, letters…whatever and whenever I can. That’s why blogging captured my interest so much. (Then I realized I could have a support group in a box anytime I wanted to. Then I realized bloggers were changing the shape of main stream news!)

It can lend to the general discussion, but my priorities are pretty clear: 6 children, 14 more years of home education. The best use of the blogosphere for me is to share in discussion, learn, be encouraged, and try to encourage others. (I am opinionated enough to have plenty to write about otherwise.)

Sometimes I come across something specific I want to talk about. It’s fun to interact with folks. It’s a change from the usual work of the day, which just ends up enhancing the day. A good challenging talk can be a useful exercise for an instructor in rhetoric (as most homeschool moms usually become), not that I’m there yet.

We can’t be all of who we are through the keyboard, but I do enjoy what we can convey.

Enjoy your blog!