New Blog

Seven years ago, when our family consisted of just Scott, Rachel, and Mason, I started this silly little blog as a place to record and share little pieces of our life with family and friends across the country. I have always enjoyed writing and anyone who knows me knows I am always ready to tell a story or two...or ten, so blogging turned out to be a fun hobby for me. Our blog was private with a very small audience and honestly everything I wrote was for myself and if someone else cared to read it, then so-be-it. Over the years there have been times I don't have much to post (or more likely no time to post) and other times I can't seem to crank out the posts fast enough. Some stories I can't wait to share and other stories are better kept to myself. I have always tried to be real and not sugar coat my life to make it out to be something it is not. I have, however, tried to focus on the good and keep things positive. Writing can be very therapeutic for me but sometimes I am surprised at the power of revisiting my happiest memories when life has got me down. Over the years and with the addition of three more kiddos, we outgrew our blog address of scottrachelandmason.blogspot.com, but it never bothered me enough to change it.

After Ellie was born I made our blog public and started posting updates on Ellie because it was the easiest way to let everyone know how she was doing and saved me from spending the whole day on the phone giving updates. As Ellie's story unfolded it became a way for others to get to know and understand Ellie. There were many times I considered making our blog private again, but after I had gained so much strength and knowledge from others who were willing to share their story, I felt that if sharing Ellie's story helped just one person know they were not alone then it was worth keeping it public. I debated creating a new blog just for Ellie's posts and keeping our family posts separate. But Ellie's story was our family's story and our family's story was Ellie's story. There was no way to distinguish between the two. So I continued on with despite the ill-fitting title of scottrachelandmason.blogspot.com

Now, I once again find myself wondering where I should go with this blog. It feels a little strange to think about posting a tender thought about Ellie and then following it up with the fun we had on our latest family vacation. But truthfully, that is now our life. We are learning how to continue forward making new memories while cherishing each and every one we made in our limited time with Ellie. She is engrained in who we are and there is no way to filter her out. So this blog will continue on just as it always has before. A smorgasbord of my thoughts and memories as I see fit to share. Only now it will be under a more meaningful name...

bubblesforellie.blogspot.com

 Thanks for joining us in our journey.