WordPress reminded me yesterday that I created my blog site six years ago. My first post was on August 1, 2012 and was an account, illustrated with photos, of why I live in the woods.
I blog because I love to and never thought I would have any blog followers outside of a small circle of friends and family members. Today I have over 850 WordPress followers and several hundred more followers by email and on social media. I have had over 35,000 different visitors and almost 65,000 views. I know many bloggers whose stats are much, much higher, but I am thrilled with what I have.
During the past six years, I have been visited by readers from many, many countries around the world, 157 countries and territories total as of today. My top post last year was Appalachian Sayings: The “hind catcher”, but that has now dropped back to third place, and at the top again is Now Blooming in My Corner of North Georgia: Mimosa and Magnolia.
In April 2014, I added another blog, Believing for Ben, chronicling my little grandson’s journey through pediatric neurosurgery. Ben was only three years old at the time and now is eight and getting ready to begin grade 3. Believing for Ben posts also have appeared on this blog, and members of my blogging community have followed Ben’s progress from diagnosis to the announcement that he is cured. Much encouragement and many prayers and healing thoughts have been sent our way from my blogging community.
I added a third blog, Captured for a Moment, in October, 2015. I refer to it as my “photos only” blog with no commentary, just photos. Unfortunately, it has been a little neglected of late.
Additionally, I follow 347 other WordPress bloggers from around the world and have developed lovely blogging friendships with many of them. Some of those bloggers now post very infrequently, and others who I once followed now no longer post at all. I miss them.
I am so grateful to everyone who has read my posts and/or followed this blog and my other blogs. Some of you have been with me since I began this journey. Even though we never have met, you comment on my posts and continually send me words of encouragement. Blogging has been a much more rewarding experience than I imagined it could be! Happy anniversary to me!!
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Congrats on the sixth year. Keep blogging. Love reading your posts.
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Thank you, Arlene!
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Followed your photography blog, what theme are you using? I like it. I also have a separate blog for my photos.
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Thank you for the follow. The theme is called Ryu. I like the way it automatically adds backgrounds that are color-coordinated with the photos.
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Is the theme free? I’d like to change the theme of my photo blog.
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Yes, it is free. I hope it’s still available. Sometimes WordPress retires themes.
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Happy anniversary, Deb, and here’s hoping that you’ll be sharing your world with us for many more to come!
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Thank you, Dries!
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Happy Blogging Anniversary! I enjoy reading your posts and seeing your photos.
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Thanks, Peg! You should join the fun here on WordPress! 🙂
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Congrats and thank you for all the pleasure your posts give us readers – I have just made a blog reincarnation after 6 years to combine the ones I had
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Thank you! I just found your combined blog and followed!
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Welcome and thank you
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Congratulations, Debby!! Onward and Upward!!!
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Thank you! Yes, always onward and upward!
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Congrats! Time flies when you’re having fun!
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Thank you! Yes, time does fly!
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Congratulations!!
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Thank you!
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Congratulations on your 6th anniversary! More ahead.
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Thank you!
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