What's the Word? A funny thing happened on the way to the blogosphere...

The word is there's a new member in the blogosphere...the word is it's yours truly...

You might be asking why I decided to start blogging.  Well‎, it turns out that my Facebook page started to take on a more religious bent than I really intended, which got me thinking.  "What if," I thought to myself, "I started a blog for all of my religious/faith-related banter, instead of subjecting all of my dear Facebook friends to it?"  I asked this of myself after realizing that while my postings of that nature were helpful to me, they weren't necessarily serving the same purpose for those on my friends list who mainly use Facebook for life updates and recreation.  So...here I am...

Of course, once I decided to take on this daunting process, I was stumped as to what to title my blog.  So, here's the funny story that goes with the title--which is funnier than it might seem right now...

I decided that in order to come up with a good blog title, I needed inspiration.  Who better to ask for assistance than one of the funniest people I know:  my sister!!  So I called her, out of the blue, in the middle of the day.  "Hellooooooo!" she said, as though she had been waiting for my call all the while.  "Hi," I said.  "So, I have a question.  Well, actually, I just need you to tell me the first thing you think of, the first thing that comes to mind, when I say a certain word."  She seemed curious.  She said, "Uhhhh...ok...but just a word, or what?"  "Well, it doesn't have to be just one word; it could be a phrase or sentence or a whole treatise on whatever you like!  Just go with it!"  "Ooookay," she said with a chuckle.  "So, what's the word?"

You might think that is where the blog title jumped out at me; but you'd be wrong.  The conversation continued...

"Jesus," I said.  "Christ," she said.  "That wasn't exactly what I was hoping for," I told her.  Then I explained why I was asking.  From that moment, we reminisced about old inside jokes and childhood memories, and dissolved into laughter about all of the obvious and hilarious things suitable for the title of my blog.  "Word association!"..."Word up!"..."Word to your mom!"...

I am so glad I decided to call my sister...and now it's time for a dance break:  RUNNING MAN FOR JESUS!  (You are loved, D. ...)