It's a new day! Welcome!

I've been thinking about creating a blog for months now...even before moving from central Illinois to middle Tennessee!

We all have our circle of friends and family and it seems impossible to stay in touch with everyone, as much as we'd love to be able to. My hope is that "blogging" will be one form of staying in communication with everyone! My goal in life is to always try and possess a grateful, hopeful spirit and a positive attitude, thus the name "Hope note for today!"

As well as providing the ability to "keep in touch," a blog is a journal. For those of you who know me well, have been the recipients of my E-mails, letters or read anything I've ever written, you know I have a tendency to be wordy and don't leave a lot to your imagination. My life has always been an open book and for some reason, I want the person(s) I share my thoughts with to know every detail. I'm trying to break that bad habit.

However, I will probably share thoughts that will often come under the category of did you know or do you care? This site is not just for "keeping up." It will be about whatever is on my heart and mind at that particular moment. It's a blog!

As this is my initial posting (and created this blog on the spur-of-the-moment even if I have been thinking about it for months), I don't know if I'll be posting daily, weekly...you get the idea. But, feel free to log on as frequently as you like, post comments, share the site with someone. I'll probably be posting a picture soon.

So, for now, God bless ya'll and I'll talk to you soon!