January 9th, 2011 was my very first Momma’s Silver Lining blog post. It was a one year challenge to myself to focus on one thing every day to be thankful for. Not just to name something, but to immerse myself in to it enough to write paragraphs about it. And it went online to hold myself accountable. I was not in the best place mentally or emotionally at that time. I felt God leading me to try this. So I agreed, for one year. It made such a shift in my life, that I have kept it up for THIRTEEN years now!!
Last October my Facebook account was deleted by Facebook after someone hijacked my Instagram account while I slept. The accounts were linked. I still don’t know what the person did under my name. But, losing my personal account also lost my Momma’s Silver Lining account and my Escalate Love account. I tried for MONTHS to get back control of those accounts. But, Facebook wouldn’t bend. **Lesson learned: business accounts should have more than one admin.
I’ll admit, I’ve lost a little of my heart towards my blog in recent weeks/months. I’ve been debating if this should be my last year. But a big part of me doesn’t want this to end. I mean, this has been a part of my life for a long time now.
When I started Escalate Love last year, my leadership group asked if I was going to incorporate my blog. And at that time I was adamant that I wanted them to be separate. I have no restraints or rules here. I just write. And Escalate Love is a business. Although I have featured a few of my blogs there from time to time.
I had been helping with social media for my church for some time, sharing memes and a few other things. They are going in another direction now; a very good direction! I am happy for them and the steps they will be taking! It is exciting!
Honestly though, I’ve started to feel about the memes like I feel about this blog! Finding the inspiring things and sharing them has been a positive impact in my life over the last many months.
This is all clicking now! Escalate Love is there to help parents of teenagers rebuild and strengthen their relationships with their teens. A big part of that is getting themselves more solid first. You can’t pour from an empty cup. This blog, the memes, they have all helped keep my cup full. So I am going to try something! I am going to be putting Momma’s Silver Lining as a branch of Escalate Love! Here I will now be sharing my blog AND other things that fill my cup, to hopefully help others fill themselves as well!
Tonight I am thankful for this idea! I will be praying over this as well! I do want to make sure I am moving in the right direction. I am sure willing to take a few steps here and see where this leads!
Momma's Silver Lining 