First Blog Ever!

OK, so I have never blogged before, and I am full of questions and curiosity. Will anyone follow this, and do my thoughts matter to the general public?  Can I really share things of a personal nature and bless those who read it?  Am I creative enough to pull this off and can I post often enough to keep you interested?  Well, can I?  


I guess that remains to be seen. I will give it my best effort and we will see where we end up.  Follow and comment and guide me with feedback and we will go down this road together.


I guess some background is in order.  I am a Christian.  The course of my life was dramatically changed when I discovered that saying you're a Christian really doesn't mean anything.  More on that later.  Being a Christian has meant that the decisions I have made and the choices I have made brought me to a place in life I did not anticipate when I was a youth.  Hence the Five Kids mentioned in the title.  I never planned on having five kids even though I always wanted children.  


One key chapter in Psalms changed my plans in this regard. 


Psalm 127
    ¹Unless the LORD builds the house,
         They labor in vain who build it;
         Unless the LORD guards the city,
         The watchman keeps awake in vain.
    ²It is vain for you to rise up early,
         To retire late,
         To eat the bread of painful labors;
         For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.
    ³Behold, children are a gift of the LORD,
         The fruit of the womb is a reward.
    ⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
         So are the children of one's youth.
    ⁵How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
         They will not be ashamed
         When they speak with their enemies in the gate.


If My children are a blessing from God designed just for me, and He promises to provide for my needs, who am I to tell God that I don't want His blessings?


Now if that doesn't inspire some comments I am no judge of my fellow man.  Lets see what happens now...


Remember this is a marathon blog. I have just begun the stretching exercises.