I’ve been blogging on and off for close to a year now, and this blog has certainly seen its share of twists and turns. Originally created to share my writings on Christianity (especially the missional movement), I also wrote about Asperger’s Syndrome, as well as suggesting various resources for people in ministry. Unfortunately, I had to take the whole thing down back in January due to some very serious personal circumstances and an Internet stalker of whose I identity I am still not certain (though I now know that it wasn’t who I thought it was, very cloak and dagger, this).
I re-launched the blog a few months ago, though my still-insane personal life had made regular updating difficult. Then, about two months ago, I suffered a particularly devastating betrayal that not only left me reeling but also robbed me of the ability to engage in any sort of formal writing. This experience has also left me in a different place spiritually than I was when I started the blog.
In any case, it is time for me to start blogging regularly again. I am, however, going to be making some changes in this blog and its content. For one thing, most of my blog posts have tended to be in “article” format. The trouble is that writing articles takes a bit of time and delays regular updating. The other problem is that I enjoy writing on a variety of different topics, and it seems that the most successful blogs are more specialized. So this is what I am going to do:
*lainiepetersen.com will remain as my personal blog. I will post both updates from my day-to-day life (which I generally haven’t done in the past), as well as longer screeds on spirituality, theology, psychology, personal insights, etc.
*I have already purchased several domains which I will be using for more specialized blogs on adoption, Asperger’s Syndrome, resources for clergy, etc. Expect to see them introduced here over the next few weeks.
*One day a week I will do a “roundup” post on lainiepetersen.com which will have links to the posts on my specialized blog sites. Readers on this blog will be able to pick and choose which, if any, interest them.
*I am continuing to give unsolicited advice on Hubpages. Please do pay me a visit there.
I hope this all makes sense. I know it sounds ambitious, but I like a challenge now and then.
Peace out.
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Cool – I look forward to seeing how it all unfolds!
Hi Lainie, yes I’d agree the more successful blogs do seem to be more specialized. My blog is much more focussed these days than it was in the past following similar observations.
And peace out to you, darlin