In the beginning

After much consideration and prodding from my wife I have decide to start a blog. The question at hand is what to write. Do I have anything to say? Who would want to read it anyway? I have never considered myself one who would blog but then again...why not? I do enjoy writing but up until now it has been confined to notebooks and some ancient files on a computer to which I have long ago forgotten the password. My wife seems to think that I am full of..."creative ideas". I would like to think of it as an expressive thinking.

I decided to name this blog "Somewhere in the Middle" because that pretty much explains my life. As much as I would like to take credit for that phrase I cannot. I got the idea from a song by Casting Crowns. It is the name of one of my favorite songs. I can relate a lot to that song. If you get a chance take a listen. It's from their album "The Altar and the Door". What am I in the middle of? I am in the middle of a lot of things. I am in the middle of my life, raising kids, working on my career, becoming the husband I need to be, the Christian I was made to be, the song writer I dream to be and the list goes on and on and on. Now don't misunderstand me. I may be in the middle of a lot of things but that doesn't mean that I am on the fence. I know what I believe but more importantly I know why I believe it. There are just some things that I cannot compromise on but I will save that for another day.

I invite you to join me as I work toward the other end of the middle.

WD