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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Well, well, whatdya know?


Forgive me, for I normally don't post on Sundays. However, yesterday I noticed that A Library is a Hospital for the Mind was having a blog anniversary.

I had no idea when I started blogging so I looked it up and - lo and behold - it's my anniversary today! I've been blogging for four years now. Here's my first post explaining my original purpose for the blog. (It's still my purpose today, for the record!) To read more critically. To be discerning. And while I thought the idea of blogging was a fun one, I didn't quite realize all the places it would take me!

Most notably, it connected me with Jennifer and 5 Minutes for Books (leading to a total of 382 reviews over there! It's kind of hard to say goodbye to that team after all the time and effort put into it. Not to mention the friends . . .) Blogging has taken me all the way to New York City! I've made a wonderful set of friends who pray for me and my family and who share life with me in many small (and big!) ways. I've enjoyed making friends at publishing houses and learning more about books in general.

Blogging IS fun. It has also proven to be quite the learning experience. I know I still have tons more to learn and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for me and blogging.

To my regular readers and personal bloggy friends, thanks for hanging around and sharing the joy of reading and blogging with me. YOU put the fun in it and that's the truth!

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your anniversary. I shall have to check the date for mine!

Annette W. said...

Yea! Four years! Super!

Anonymous said...

Happy Blogiversary! Four years is quite impressive. YAY for all the books that you read and introduce to your readers!

jama said...

Happy Blog Birthday, Carrie!

I've thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts, and have learned so much from you. Thanks for all you do to promote reading and literacy, and for spreading the Anne-girl and Narnia love! ♥

Anonymous said...

Happy blogiversary! That is hugely impressive :) Here's to many more.

Barbara H. said...

A very happy blogiverary to you!

Amy @ Hope Is the Word said...

Congratulations and happy blogiversary!! You definitely make the blogosphere a better place!

Janet said...

Happy anniversary! Thanks for such a quality blog. I'm glad you've stuck with it for 4 years and hope you'll be around cyberspace much longer.

Stephanie Kay said...

Congratulations!! Happy anniversary! July must be a popular month. I started SMB in July of 2007. You are so right that blogging is fun and can take you places you never dreamed of. :)

Elisabeth said...

Wow! Congrats! That's a long time to be at the same blog!

Krista said...

Happy Blogiversary to you! It goes by fast doesn't it? Hmmm, they also say that about babies! ;)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for being around the past four years, and congratulations!

morninglight mama said...

Happy anniversary-- you're an old timer, huh? :) Here's to many more!

Unknown said...

Awesome!

Happy anniversary, and boo hoo.

Just Mom said...

Congratulations! I enjoy your blog and appreciate all your work!

Ronnica said...

Congrats! I'm so glad that you blog, and that I found you! (yes, I'm this far behind in my blog reading)

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