5. You will not have to ask me redundant questions. When you pass me at church or in the grocery store, you will not have to say, “So, are you pregnant again yet?” As soon as we’re ready to announce, we will announce in this very spot. Readers of this site will be the first to know. You will have the privilege of “breaking the story” to the real world. Though, everyone will have probably assumed it already and announced it before you. [And, no, we are not blessed again yet!]

4. You will be privy to great information. For example, I’m going to tell you how to enter an underpublicized drawing for a FREE great book (but you have to enter fast—the drawing is January 15th). Excerpt from Challies.com: Total Truth is subtitled “Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity” ... [Pearcey] shows how Christians have adopted a worldview that is bound and influenced by our culture, so that we now understand Christianity through a secular worldview. Just click here to enter and use my referral code 20282 to get both of us a better chance at winning. Right now, my chances are 0.7%, so it’s not looking too good. However, this just motivates me to find other worthy sites so that you are not disappointed in the future.

3. You might make a friend. I often say that if you go through life and come out the other end with a friend that stuck by you, you are blessed indeed. Many of us have friendly friends, the kind that are with you during this season in your life; few have friends that remain once the event, season, job, location is over. I need this in my life as much as you do, so send me an email to meet for coffee when you get a minute.

2. I will answer the FAQ, “How do you DO it?!” This is most often asked by, but not limited to, fellow mothers passing me in the grocery store while my two carts are overflowing and my children are walking nicely through the two hour ordeal. Nobody ever posed the question during the baby’s meltdown. Perhaps they don Superhero Status upon me because they simply don’t KNOW me, but there are a few real-life people who ask this. So, this is my contribution, a la Titus 2, to furthering Christ’s kingdom. [For a primer on grocery shopping, read my good friend Molly’s advice at the LAF (Ladies’ Against Feminism) website. OK, so Molly doesn’t even know I exist, but I’m sure we’ll be fast friends when we meet.]

1. I might change your moment (or two). RC Sproul Jr. said, “Books change people’s lives. Blogs change people’s moments.” Far be it from me to prove a great and mighty theologian wrong, so I won’t argue. I’m writing this to replace the handwritten notebook I began for my children a few years ago. So far, I have more posts here in a week than entries there in a year. (Laptops are great.) I want my kids to know after I’m gone that I wasn’t only a mother who performed domestic duties, but that I loved them and Christ with all of my mind. Encourage one another daily while it is still called today. See you tomorrow.