LeLaLoLi – it is just nonsense, but let me explain.

My daughter Kimberly has taken me on as a project.  You know how daughters love to improve their mothers – and aren’t we glad that they do?  They enrich my life.

This particular project is actually this blog.  She is majoring in Digital Marketing and her senior project involves helping to improve my online presence.  Just like when my girls insist that I update my clothes or change my shoes… I guess I didn’t know that this was a thing… but it is.

We evaluated the blog content and I learned it should have three pillars on which to stand.  We identified them as family/friends, cancer and adventures.  Kimberly kept saying spirituality should be one of them, but we concluded that spirituality weaves itself in and around each of these pillars, as it does in my daily life.

LeLaLoLi – these are the first two letters of each word in my title.  It is kinda catchy, but mostly dorky.  We tried to come up with a new title, but the original stuck and here are the reasons why:

Learning – this simply must be the first word.  Over time I have learned to see my life as a great learning experience.  It is simply the way my mind works and I am grateful.  Good times, hard times, adventures, projects, childhood, adulthood, family… on and on, there is always something to learn!

Laughing – As our family learned to deal with chemotherapy so many years ago, we realized that we could laugh or we could cry.  As my children faced cancer, they came up with a rule that said we had three days to be sad and then get on with the business of getting better.  

A couple weeks ago Mark and I were quietly reading books at bedtime when, in reference to his cancer, Mark lamented, “Isn’t it crazy that this is all happening!?”  We both got the giggles.  We could have cried.  Instead we laughed.  It was a good choice.  We do make time for tears, but we also make time for smiles.

Loving – This hardly needs explanation.  I am blessed with the best of people at all levels of my life.  Interacting with them teaches me about love in a variety of ways.

Life – Well, it is my blog so I talk about my life.  I love my life and love to share what I am learning because of it. When someone reads what I write, makes comments, send me messages or shares their similar experiences, our lives intertwine somehow which seems to strengthen everyone. The most important part of my life that I would want to share is that I am a follower of Jesus Christ, and I hope that this is apparent in my words, my struggles and my joys. 

Back to those three pillars.  Obviously I write about cancer.  To help give Kimberly balance in her project I am going to try to write more often and will try to include more posts on both family and adventures.

Currently you can follow my posts by signing up for email reminders on this site, on my Facebook or if you are not a Facebook friend I have a public Facebook page called Corinne’s Blog – because it it easier to remember.  

Now that Kimberly is on board, she is posting on a new Facebook page so if you get a new friend request from me go ahead and accept (look for the pink logo).   She also posts on Instagram, so it would be great if everyone would come and follow us there – learning_laughing_loving_life.

I just checked yesterday’s Instagram post and it is so cute (puppies and granddaughter) – Kimberly is reading through all of those old writings and finding tidbits to share. Obviously I am the author but I still find myself wanting to go back and read.  It is kinda fun.

So I have never done anything to promote this blog – I just like to write down what is happening and have learned it is good to share.  I use it as a kind of journal and I have to say I personally go back and read what I have written as new trials emerge. Written memories remind me of what I have already learned in the past which save me time not have to re-learn in the present. For me it is helpful – if anyone reading knows of anyone else who might be helped by a particular post, please feel free to share a link.

And don’t just share, please go and follow us on Instagram… Kimberly’s grade might just depend on you!