A Milestone

My last post on Monday was my 200th post. Probably not much of a milestone, but it did remind me that I have been fairly consistent in posting my observations and thoughts on life. But why do I blog? Here are a few reasons in no particular order...

• It keeps my family and long distance friends updated on my life. I am a terrible long distance friend or family member. I'm not a big "talker on the phone" person and blogging helps me to stay in touch.
• It has helped me chronicle my life. Even if no one ever read a single word I typed, it's cool to be able to look back and see what's been happening in my life.
• I hope I can encourage some people. I love it when I'm able to pass along a tip or encourage someone with what God has been teaching me.
  
• And finally, it's somewhat therapeutic. Not sure how this happened, because I'm not a big writer, but I really enjoy blogging.
  

Thanks for reading!

Blogging in Word 2007

Did you know that you can use Microsoft Word 2007 for writing your blog post? I finally got around to giving this feature a test run this past weekend. It's pretty cool. And it's very easy to set up, if you use one of the major blog hosting sites like Blogger or WordPress.

Click on "new" under the Office button. Instead of starting a "blank document" click on "new blog post." You will then be prompted to set up with your existing blog account. And then your ready to start typing your next post. And you'll have all of Word's formatting tools at your disposal. Give it a try.