Hey, I'm old, it takes me a while to warm up to these newfangled things. Shoot, I'll be tweeting next, whatever that is.  But here I am entering the world of blogging, thinking that someone out there may actually be interested/get some benefit out of what they find here.  And that would be a God thing for sure! 

It's not that I think I have much of great significance to say.  It's more that I'm thinking a lot about our outpost of faith, this family of Jesus followers we call Oasis, and all of the things that we're facing, all the life we're dealing with, and I'm hoping this may give me a forum to discuss those things kind of "real time."  And I do mean 'discuss.' I'm not the only one God can use to bring understanding and insight to our experiences, in fact I believe it's as we all speak into the lives of those in our family out of the particular gift/passion that God has placed inside of us that needs are fully met.  They didn't realize it when they said it, but the "it takes a village to raise a child" people were pretty close to describing the truth about the body of Christ--it takes the whole body, each part doing what God has called it to do, to bring growth and to fully meet the needs of those in the family.  We really do need each other--I love that phrase, and thanks to Reuben Welch. 

No telling how often this blogging will take place, I'll probably let it be driven by the needs and experiences of the moment, rather than a time schedule...because that's how I roll!  But I'll be praying that God paves the way on this, and that he uses this to enhance our walk with him--otherwise, why do it?

So I'll be the blogger, you be the blogee, and let's all be blog responders.