Starting Over

So now that I have a new online home, I’m starting over.

I’m happy with the fact that I’ve stuck with blogging for over a month (an earlier blogging attempt had failed to stick), but hesitant to tell you I haven’t dealt with the issues I originally started out to tackle.
Recently, and always!, I’ve been thinking long and hard about some really big questions. This blog was basically intended to be an outlet to express my futile attempt to wrestle with and balance two realities.

I am a Christian and I believe this world has nothing for me and this world has everything.
I am all too human, with strong desires for stuff and things, mostly money. Things I think I need, but mostly just want.

How does one balance that? I’m not sure.
And what about all the questions that go along with stuff like this:
What am I here for? What’s my purpose? If I figure that out, can I get a job doing it?
What do I value? What do I care about? How is that reflected in my finances?
Am I doing enough? Am I giving enough? Am I saving enough?
How much is enough? How will I know?
Do I want to be rich? Why or why not?
And on and on they go.

I’ll continue to post about my daily life and my spending and my savings, but if I go a long time without exploring anything deeper, somebody remind me; deal? Because I think I’m afraid. I’m afraid I’ll end up leaning towards reality #2. It’s so easy, isn’t it? To get caught up in the minuscule, the ebb and flow, the spreadsheets, etc…so easy to focus on me, me, me. I hate that.

The blogging community has been great to me so far. I’ve made friends, received help, given help, taught a little and learned a lot. I just figured it was time to get honest about what I’m doing here. And the truth is, I’m not sure yet.