Blogs I Love and Why

It's no secret that I love to read. I read anything and everything I can get my hands on from the back of shampoo bottles to adventure novels. So when I discovered blogs, I found another outlet for my voracious reading habit.

As you can see by the list on the side of my blog, there are quite a few blogs I like to follow. Today I decided to tell you about my top five favorite blogs and why I like them. A couple things first. Most of these ladies don't have a clue who I am, and none of them know me personally. What I love about their blogs is that in reading them I've found women who share a small portion of their lives in an interesting and classy way and to which I can completely relate.

So without further ado, and in no particular order, I present to you my top five favorite blogs:

• The Glamorous Life of a Housewife - This is the blog that got me hooked on blogs, and the reason I read most of the blogs I read. The writer, Whitney, has an adorable little boy and another on the way, and I'm always impressed by the grace and class with which she handles almost any situation. Plus she's downright funny at times.
• Marriage Confessions - Katie, the writer of this blog is funny, and witty, and honest. She keeps it real without being tacky or revealing too much. She doesn't pretend or put forth the perfect family picture, but at the same time, you realize how normal, well-adjusted, and loving her family is.
• Blue Eyed Bride - One of my absolute favorite blogs to read! Erin is funny, but totally honest. I know that her blog only presents a small part of her life to the world, but it is very relate-able. She has two adorable sons, and she doesn't mince words when it comes to writing about life as a mother and a wife. She doesn't pretend to have it all together, but you can also tell that she adores her family.
• Tales of  the Trees - Megan writes this blog, and y'all she cracks me up. Probably because she reminds me of myself. The things she writes about are often the same things I deal with in my own life. Not to mention, that her husband is also a youth pastor and plays on the worship team at their church (I actually think he leads worship) which is very much like Patrick and myself.
• Bogue and Weejer - Last but far from least is Ruthie at Bogue and Weejer. If you are ever having a bad day you need to read this blog. Ruthie is hilarious. And she's one of the few girls I know that also loves Science Fiction. And she replies to my tweets. And I think we would get along really well if we ever get to meet in real life. And I mean that in a totally non-creepy, unstalkerish way. Oh, and she helped center the header on the top of my blog. But seriously y'all she is a super funny writer, and she takes the cutest pictures of her twin girls, and I highly recommend you read her blog.

So there you have it. My top five favorite blogs. There are tons of other blogs I love, but these are the ones I relate to the most. They're all young mothers (I actually think they are all younger than me, but we won't discuss that) with at least one young child. They are all Christians although they are from various denominations and walks of life. Most of all, reading their blogs makes me realize that I am not alone. Everyone's kids (and husbands and dogs and jobs and yes I'm including being a SAHM as a job . . . because it is a huge job) sometimes drive them nuts and make them throw their hands up in the air, but at the same time you know that you couldn't and wouldn't want it any other way.