why blog?

a question rolls in my mind even as i blog this, why blog? i guess one doesn’t need to know exactly why he does things before he does them, but i do have some reasons for begining this… my initial purpose is to enlighten myself to my own thoughts for it is not often that they stay very long or make very much sense. writing them down should help. another purpose is to make myself known to my bride, beth, for i struggle to be expressive even in everyday things. yet another purpose exists because i know that behind every great man is Christ, and perhaps other good men. i desire to be great not for my own gain, but for the glory of my Father. let me decrease so that He may increase. perchance there are other men with this same mind that can help me in this, but i will not know until i ask.