New

I am completely new to this whole blogging thing. Ok, not new new, but new in the sense that I have never really found my voice when it comes to blogging until now... I think.  I have always wanted to create a space on this here world wide web, and have tried in the past, but never really felt like it was my own and genuine to who I am. I almost felt like it was forced in a sense.  I want this to be a space where I can enjoy writing and enjoy expressing myself and my thoughts.

I have been reading blogs for the past 3 or 4 years now and have gained a lot of inspiration through them.  The first blog I ever read was The Daybook.  Sydney has such a gift for writing.  I love her style and the ways she shares her life experiences.  Another blog I love and check daily is Living in Yellow.  Erin is HILARIOUS.  Her blog never ceases to bring laughter to my soul.  And literally every new idea she has is money. She isn't afraid to take chances and get after things.  She also isn't afraid to be herself, which I love. And the blog I most recently follow is Talk Pray Shop.  This blog is written by a new, real life friend I have made.  Amanda is the genius behind this blog.  I am utterly impressed with her writing skills.  She writes from a place way down deep and luckily she shares it with the rest of us.  She loves the Lord and even though she is two years younger than me, I feel like I have so much to learn from her.

So why did I title my blog in some weird form of Spanglish you may ask?  Well jokes on you because it's actually "Italianglish."  I decided to title my blog "La Vita Woven" or if you prefer all English, "Life Woven" for a few reasons.  I studied one year of Italian in college and really loved the language. It is beautiful. Italy is one place I have always wanted to travel and hopefully someday I will make it there.  And I like Italian food.  I may not be Italian by blood, but I am at heart. These are the reasons I chose "life" to be expressed in Italian.  I chose the word "woven" because by definition, means formed by interlacing.  I firmly believe that each of our lives is interlaced into one another's someway, somehow... possibly even with someone as far away as Italy.  The only thing that separates us is the opportunities we have or don't have, and the chances we do or don't take to get to know one another. As I have gotten older, I have grown to love listening to other people's stories and I always end up finding that our stories weave together in some form or another, even if it is just the simple fact that we are human and God created each of us with a purpose.

I want this to be a space where I can share my experiences of my life being woven with other lives. I want it to be a space where I can be myself and have some fun.