Starting again--and it's not a New Years gimmick

I've been neglectful.

I've neglected my blog. And in the process, I've neglected my friends.

 It's silly how small a change it takes to make us change course, and how, left unchecked, that small change leads us completely astray. It reminds me of the nursery rhyme (which is really a history lesson in verse):

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,

For want of a shoe the horse was lost,

For want of a horse, the rider was lost,

For want of a rider the message was lost,

For want of a message the battle was lost,

For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost.

All for the want of a horseshoe nail.

I made a little change in computers some long time ago. So my bookmarks were lost.
When I lost my bookmarks I lost a number of the blogs I used to visit (and because it was more effort, even the ones I remembered I didn't frequent as often).
And then because I didn't visit as often, I felt out of touch.
And because I felt out of touch, I didn't feel like I could make relevant comments.
And because I didn't make relevant comments, interaction was lost.
And when interaction was lost, so was evidence of the friendship (although, I will say, that from my end the affection and care and prayers didn't end).

And when evidence of the friendship was lost, I kind of dropped it all.

And then there's the silly aspect of Facebook that took over the time I used to spend reading and writing blogs. And while I keep up with some of my blog-friends there, it's still not quite the same as dropping by each other's places and seeing what everyone's been up to. It's kind of the difference between the 3 minute greeting between church services rather than sitting down for a cuppa something together. You can't build real relationships in those 3 minute pass-bys.

So, I am starting over.

The thought has occurred to abandon it altogether, but honestly, I miss it.

I miss the writing. I miss the sharing. I miss my friends.

I hope you'll all give me another chance.