Blogging- Is It Needful?

Yes, I'm still here, for the handful of followers who stop onto this sight on occasion. I haven't abandoned this blog, I promise. I just haven't had time to get on here because...life. But I am going to try to catch up soon, on my blog that it is. My life will never be caught up. I've accepted this fact. 

I think when the good Lord set up this earthly existence, He kindly gave us 24 hours in a day, knowing full well that we needed 36. I don't know if this is some kind of sick joke or perhaps an all-knowing Heavenly Father trying to teach us how to focus on what is truly needful each day. On my more sleep-deprived days I am convinced that the former is true. On the days that I open the scriptures, I'm pretty sure that the latter is true. 

It seems like blogging is one of those un-needful things except that I receive such strength from reading other women's blogs. I would say that we women live more isolated lives than women of past generations. This is a sad reality that I can't quite figure out how to fix. I don't have time to sit on my porch and chat with neighborhood friends. I don't even have time to call my sister on the phone. Perhaps blogging and social media is a way we stay somewhat connected. It's not the ideal way, I know. But there are times that I am grateful that there are women out there who still blog, because it reminds me that I'm not alone. It reminds me that other women struggle in the same ways that I do. Just knowing this fact strengthens me.

So I will try to chisel out some time for an occasional post. Finding that balance. It's a struggle.