Introduction to Percolated Thoughts

Over the years I have always kept a journal. I think I started in my 11th grade year.
My English teacher Mrs. Wash wanted us to keep a journal through out the school year. I enjoyed it so much that even through all these years i have kept one.
My closest in my bedroom is pretty small, but there are 3 boxes stacked in there.
I have orginal journals I have kept since I was pregnant with Libby my first born, since 1994. Sometimes on rainy days like today, I will retrieve those boxes and sit down for hours reading everything they contain. I am able to reflect back on the memories. Sometimes I might go a year without writing in the journal, but I always go back to it. A few months ago, I sat down and read them. From the birth of Libby, my fears of being a mother, to the birth of Julie and how much different the two girls were as babies. I read of the time I learned of my kidney disorder and it brought tears to my eyes. I could hardly read it. A time where I didnt think I would live, and I had all my fears, sadness, concerns in that one journal. I was scared I would not live, and I was scared my children would grow with out a mother. I read of the time when I crushed my leg and that whole journey through a hell I never want to relive again. I reflect on the years of sadness, happiness, worries, triumphs, failures, and I am able to see that no matter what the circumstance were God got me through them, even when I wasnt such a Godly person. Journal writing is theraputic. It helps me release whatever is in my mind and control the thoughts that run a little rapid sometimes. The same goes for blogging. I admit I am a computer-holic, and most of my journal writing has been replaced by blogging. Its basically all the same. I have blog that is private, for my eyes only, that has replaced the journal writing. I had a blog once where all my friends, neighbors and relatives could read if they wanted. That blog was hacked, and I ended up deleting it. Now I start anew. So please join me through the journey I embark on through way too much caffeine and into my Percolated Thoughts!