Identity Crisis Solved

I've been pondering this blog lately, asking myself questions as to why it exists - to what end? I've used it to keep our far away family updated with recent photos and stories of our children. I've used it to voice my opinion on things. I've used it to brag. I've used it to vent. I've used it to showcase things. I've used it as a journal.


I have found it a difficult medium to have a dialogue. I don't keep up with it enough for it to be an effective journal. And really, I'm not even sure who my entire audience is. It's time for me to finally give this blog it's real identity, to let it BE it's identity.



Here's it's story:


I started this blog a few years back and gave it the title of "Dreamers and Doers". In 2003, a celebration was held in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska by the Chena River. It was where E.T. Barnett had landed 100 years prior and started a trading post. Shortly thereafter, gold was discovered by Felix Pedro and Fairbanks soon became the largest log cabin town in the world. You can read more HERE. The above mentioned celebration was to reveal Barnett's Landing Beautification Project that commemorated E.T. Barnett's landing a century ago. It was a dream made into a reality and on that lovely new riverwalk stood a plaque. It was full of names, lots and lots of names. The plaque was titled "Dreamers and Doers of the New Frontier". On it were Jeremy's family's names from his Alaskan aviator grandfather and mother, to his brother and his then soon-to-be wife, and then Jeremy's and mine.



I was honored to be mentioned along with all of these hearty Alaskans. Now if you had a generous mother-in-law who paid a fee, you could have your name engraved as well...but nonetheless, I saw it as a call to action. I've done plenty of dreaming, now it's time to start doing!

I have been dreaming of homeschooling for years now, and I want to share how I will do it. I have been dreaming of how I can be a wiser steward, and have a more self-reliant family and I want to share my discoveries. I have dreamed of having a loving, giving family and I will share our trials and triumphs.

So welcome again, to Dreamers and Doers!