New Blog of The Week

Some of you may have heard about my idea to find new and somewhat "undiscovered" blogs and feature one each week. I have a couple of main reasons for doing this.

1. I am a new blogger and I know how fun it is to have new people visit my blog and gain some new readers.
   
2. I like the idea of featuring one blog because it gives a reader the opportunity to really take their time and explore it thoroughly. Participating in memes and commenting on other blogger's posts is a great way to find new blogs and simultaneously be found by others, but I find myself rushing at times because I am trying to get around to all of the blogs in the meme. I do actually read each post that I go to and comment on, but I don't necessarily spend much time viewing the rest of the blog and really getting to know what it's all about. Oh come on, you know you've done it too!

Before I get to the featured New Blog of The Week, I should also share some of my criteria with you.

1. It has to be a relatively new blog or at least one with smaller readership numbers.
2. It must be family friendly. You won't find "21 Ways to Get Enbriated" featured here.
   
3. Most importantly, it absolutely must be well written. I think you can make almost any subject interesting if it is written well!
4. Finally, there should be a history of regular postings. They don't have to be daily, but regular enough that there will be something new to read at least a few times per week.
   

Finding a blog that meets this criteria has been a little more difficult than I originally anticipated, and I really hope that I will be able to continue this on a weekly basis. If any of you know of some new blogs that you would like to recommend, please do so and I will definitely consider them!

And now, the moment you have all been waiting for.


The New Blog of The Week is...

What I like about Rachel's Ramblings

• The blog design is clean and easy on the eyes. I seem to really like dark backgrounds with light text.
• There are lots of pictures included in the posts and they are good pictures. Plain text all of the time is visually boring, boring, BORING! Did I mention it's boring?
• The post titles are catchy and interesting.
• The posts themselves are very well written, easy to understand, and interesting.

What I have learned about Rachel

• She is first and foremost a daughter of God.
• She takes great pleasure in the simple things in life.
• She recently celebrated a birthday. The toe injury looks like it hurt.
• She cooks, sometimes a whole lot at one time, and I'm really hoping she posts the recipe to this Chocolate Cherry Pie.
• She is a Missionary Kid.
• Her husband's name is Philip and she absolutely adores him.
• They have three boys--Matthew, Daniel, and Thomas.
• Daniel is the family comedian and he is hysterical!
  
• The chore list she created for the boys rocks.
• The family will be moving some time this summer to Wake Forest, NC so that Phil can get his Masters from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

I spent a lot of time on this blog before finishing this post, and I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did! Please check it out, and make sure to leave Rachel some comments and let her know you found her blog through this feature! Don't forget to follow her if you like her blog.