Welcome to my blog.

     Welcome to "Rebirth of Innocence", my first serious attempt at sharing myself and the God who is reshaping me through the medium of blogging.  I hope that I will have things to say that will challenge, entertain and help at least some of the readers who stumble across this blog.  I begin this project unsure of what to fear most, the rejection of having no followers or the responsibility of fulfilling the expectations of a loyal following.  I have missed too much already in life because of fear, so I will just jump on in and see what happens.

     With an overwhelming number of blogs to choose from, you as a potential reader, are no doubt wondering what this particular blog will offer you.  To begin with, I do not know the answer to that question with certainty, and the content will almost certainly evolve over time.  For now, I plan to spend most of my blog time talking about my process of finishing my novel, which I tentatively call Rebirth of Innocence, hence the title of this blog.  I have been working on this novel for more years than I am yet ready to admit, but it seems to be nearing an actual completion.  Along the way, I will share my thoughts, opinions and feelings on just about anything that touches my heart, including politics, movies, television, books and the process of selling a house I really do not want to part with by owner.  I hope to offer you a separate post about the novel to this point in the next day or so.

     Since you have to decided whether or not to return to and/or recommend this blog, I should let you know something about me. I am a Christian, though some may wish to debate that in this space, especially if I start talking politics.  If so, I welcome the discussion.  I am also a recovering sex and love addict and a grateful Alanon.  Age-wise, I suppose you could say I come from roughly the middle of the boomer generation. I am contentedly married, and my wife, Jean, and I are at least temporarily raising our grandson Zechariah.  Zechariah resides somewhere in the Asperger's neighborhood of the autism spectrum.  All of these things inform my writing and color how I experience life.

     What, you may ask, do I want to gain from this blog?  To be honest, I hope that some of you will want to read my novel when I finish it.  I also want to share the benefit of my experience and insights, gained mostly from living through the consequences of a legion of bad decision I have made.  Finally, I hope to learn from you.  I welcome your feedback, so jump in whenever you believe I have it all wrong.  From time to time, I may even have specific questions for you.  Simply put, I invite you to become part of the process of putting this book, as well as my life, together.