Dear Readers

Ironically, I tend to dislike reading blogs. I especially dislike when bloggers begin their latest entry with "my dear readers." I also dislike the tendency for bloggers to add erroneous lists with odd numbers and strange topics. For example: seven ways to thank your school secretary, or twelve things to do with strawberries. Stuff like that. Most blogs I just navigate away from and never return to.

However, I was going back over some of my archived blog entries, and I feel the need to address my readers. I've read all the comments on this blog, more than once. I am not naive; I know that most of my readers are people I know personally. I don't go out of my way to promote my blog and most people who end up here are connected to me in some way. Every now and again, someone whom I don't know leaves a nice comment and a kind word. It's a wonderful feeling to know that someone is reading my work here and connecting with my writing.

So, I want to thank you "dear readers." To my friends and family, thank you for your support and encouragement. To readers who just stumbled upon my writing and decided to stick around for a while, thank you too. Every time I feel like quitting this blog, I'll get a comment from someone saying how much they are enjoying the blog and I feel compelled to carry on. Some of my readers comment almost every day. I love that. Hugs to all of you out there in cyber world; please continue to accompany me on my journey. I couldn't do it without you.