Who am I?

I tend to define myself in terms of my relationships with others.

I am a son of my Heavenly Father. In practice, I am a “Mormon,” a member of the LDS Church. I hope no one is so blind as to stop reading based on that fact alone.

I am a husband of a wonderful woman, who has put up with my many quirks and shortcomings, and has loved me regardless.

I am a father of some wonderful children. I have a biological son and daughter who mean the world to me. I am also a foster father. I have had several foster children whom I have loved deeply. I currently have two foster daughters that I hope to be able to add to our family permanently.

I am a member of a large extended family, with an extensive family tree and more reunions per year than I could possibly attend.

I am an employee of a good company. I’ve tried running my own business, and the paychecks were far too small to be worth it. I may try again someday, but not any time soon. I currently work a swing shift, Tuesday to Saturday, which greatly affects the rest of my life.

Allow me to introduce you to the members of my family:

The Wifey – a wonderful woman, with whom I usually agree.
SpiderBoy – a rambunctious six-year-old boy. Could be in kindergarten this year, if we weren’t homeschooling. Almost done with first grade.
TikiPrincess – a precocious girl who turns five this week. Just finished kindergarten and started first grade.
Munchkin – a mischevious two-year-old girl. While aware of her birth parents, she seems to have quite happily settled into our family.
Kidling – a rapidly growing eighteen-month-old girl. She is mostly unaware of her birth parents, having lived with us for most of her life.

Why am I writing a blog?

I really enjoy reading. I also really enjoy writing. I would love to be a writer professionally. First, though, I need to get a lot more practice.

I also enjoy a good dialogue. I enjoy getting a different perspective on things, even if I don’t agree with that perspective. I would love to get feedback on some of my ideas, and find different ways of dealing with things.

Finally, I enjoy positive attention. I’m interested in having a blog that people want to read because they enjoy reading it.

The most popular blogs seem to focus on one particular topic. I’m not ready for that yet. This blog will probably jump from topic to topic. If you don’t like the topic, skip the post.

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