asJulesisgoing was started in May of 2011. I know what your thinking!

"This rookie, unformated, silliness has been at this for 9 months and we're still hearing about the same quirkiness with ridiculous amounts of pictures?"

{anybody remember this odd pic that I started with...
now posted on all kinds of stuff- weird}

Let me tell you why: This was a way for me to spit out all that stuff floating around in my brain that has no way of getting out. Some times it's just a way to share a fun story that happened with my kids that day {all moms have those} and other days it's something that feels super deep that God is mushing out into something beautiful in my life. I am here to give an unedited peek into what Christian life looks like. The basics of what it really means to follow Christ.

As a mom of 3 {under 2.5 at the time}, I didn't {and still don't} have much time to chat it up with friends on a consistent basis so this became a way to spill my beans when I needed to. It was also a great opportunity to share the daily lives of the Rothacher's for our family living across the country.

I am not only enjoying clearing my head as I fill up cyberspace but I am loving learning the ins and outs of this thing called blogging. I never knew there were so many Widgets. Themes. Hosts. Programs. Methods. Types. Standards. Groups. I don't think I will ever know the depths there are to what I thought was basically a diary {whoa, almost wrote diarrhea- that would have been a BIG faux pas!} online.

The dot wordpress site went through a few different looks as I played around with my new hobby including:

The "Rounded" Theme I started with

and the "Matala" Theme I ended with.

During the past few months God has given me many unexpected blessings through blogging. If you're willing to stick around a bit longer I'd LOVE to share some of the story with you...

Still there? Okay, I had become a subscribe-aholic, subscribing to Several women's blogs who were in similar seasons of life. I also began following some on twitter. One day, @ChristinWrites or http://joyfulmothering.net, tweeted looking for women interested in being contributors to something called, The Homemaker's Challenge. Being silly, I messaged her. She must have not had too many responses ;o) because she allowed me to start contributing!

After only 4 months of blogging on my own personal site, in September of 2011 I began contributing over at the Homemaker's Challenge....well, at least it was that and not "How to Relax and Enjoy Playing with Your Kids Leaving Your House A Diaster" because I'm still working on that. {If you find that blog- inbox me!} Who are we kidding...I'm still working on the homemaker part. I glean off this site as much as other readers if not more.

Through lots of Random Acts of God the owner of HC has changed back to the original owner, whom I'd never met, and through that transition I've come across several more resources to help me learn all the possibilities that are out there for bloggers {even as new as myself}. Who knew? So many options.

I spent months working on my personal blog, and contributing to the HC, learning as I went, then I decided to take the plunge. January 2012 to put myself out there as a committed monetizing blogger. The month of January has been spent learning, editing, organizing, and attempting to figure out how to do this thing. So what does all this mean for you?

• More commitment to consistent posts {goal: 3 times a week minimum}
• Quality Pictures {aiming to get better at photography}
• Affiliate Links and Advertisements {click Here or Here to learn more}

The official launch is TODAY {as you already know} February 1st, 2012!
Welcome!!!

Well, I still don't have a good head-shot but here I am, Bla Bla Blogging, as my mother so kindly put it when I told her I started a blog. I'll be here as long as God allows this outlet in my life. Learning to keep it in check. Using it as ministry {not only to myself but to others}. Staying honest. Being mindful of the variety of readers out there. Studying truths and not just printing my opinions. Accepting mentoring, guidance, and corrections as needed.

I wasn't just being nice by saying I want your input. Light me up! Anything- from what you want to hear more about from the life an everyday-Christ-follower to how I can fix the site because something is hard to find or use. The 2 biggest things I've learned so far are to share what God has taught me {whether I feel like it's big or small} and be teachable.

I'm glad you're here! Hope you stick around awhile and give come feedback so we get to know each other better along this journey!