The shepherdess has arrived

Welcome, welcome! I'm back and more excited than before...

This is Shepherdessing.

It's a new blog, but the same me is authoring. Summer is (unofficially) over and I've been feeling the writer's itch for some time now. Over the past few months, I've been wanting to ditch myHandH for something more meaningful, more organized...more clear. I tried other servers and even considered investing money into blogging, but in the end I landed here.

Allow me to explain the title. I was looking for something that captured my personality. I threw together an ideas "board" and started playing around with word combinations, but the words that stuck out most to me were ones associated with my name meanings. Since my names (in this order) mean: "Christ-follower", "victory of the people", and "shepherd", I realized that they really do hold significant weight in defining my life and person. [Believe it or not, my last name means "castrated ram and/or shepherd" Uh, I'll go with shepherd, thank you.]

I am a shepherd. Or a shepherdess, rather. Nurturing, caring, coaching, tending...these are all words that describe the side of my personality that I use oftenest. Or maybe I'll just say that when I do use the shepherdessing side of my personality, I feel most whole.

I want to document my journey through post-grad life as a shepherdess. Now nurturing people is not always what I'm best at, but (as my tag line suggests) I am constantly learning how to care, how to love, how to let go and draw boundaries when caring becomes carrying...and as I navigate through this new phase, I desire to shine as a shepherdess. My new blog will be organized into the following labels:

"the nanny"
My life and lessons as a full-time nanny.

"creativity"
Pictures, recipes, and stories from creative endeavors including crafting, party-hosting, and home decor.

"spiritual formation"
The chronicles of my walk with God.

"homemaking~nurturing"
How I thrive in the lifestyle of homemaking in any home, at any stage.

"projects and series"
Causes, resolutions, ongoing stories, or specials.

So here's to you, readers. May my posts prove companionable and fun. Thanks for supporting me and investing interest here at Shepherdessing!