Finally on the blogosphere

it dawned on me the other day that writing and music are therapy. I am one of those people that likes to think and ramble and muse (not eloquently) on matters that probe my deep. yes i tend to make mountains out of mole-hills. i over-analyze, get worked up, and wait too long to make decisions. sorry, but i am not a big fan of mistakes. i like to be sure that i have not left any stone un-turned or angle considered. hence my delinquency in entering the world of blogging. i feel like a johnny-come-lately (much like the time when i jumped on the kentucky wildcat bandwagon, conveniently before they made their mid-90s run at 2 ncaa titles). as for music i am currently enjoying the 16th minute of john coltrane's "my favorite things" (i just recently got introduced to this fine piece of work, via emusic). as much as i enjoy writing thoughts that are percolating as tunage is pumped into the caverns on my ears and mind, i sometimes forget, amidst the functions and sprints of life, how the combination thereof makes me smile (in turn makes those around me smile). the problem is that i am a creature that only really wants to do things when i feel like it, i have given my word something will be done, or i am backed into a corner. i also like to give really long explanations for things i do (just in case you wanted needless information). so why start now, this blog thing that is? sanity, mental outlet, life updates, being connected (albeit artificially), sharing thoughts, ideas, experiences, information, etc...
what can you hope to gain from this, if nothing else a window into the mind, life, thoughts, and experiences of B Sallee. aside from need to release the pressure valve of the mind, i have this fantasy that my words and shared posts might perhaps illumine or assist the path of fellow sojourners.
what's with the name? i am a big fan of "come thou fount of every blessing." in some ways a short biography of my life. the phrase "here I raise my ebenezer," carries with it a pleasant childhood memory (one of the earliest hymns i ever recall hearing) and the story found in samuel is profound. it recounts a trajectory of God's grace and mercy, salvation and transformation. the israelites were prone to wander and leave the God of love. yet, the stone which samuel set up b/w mizpah and jeshanah, was a memorial of God's help. this place in the annals of israels history was neither pleasant or to be remembered (2 defeats and loss of the ark to the philistines). yet, God redeems not only his people, but this place. isn't that like God? and so, i too, throughout my journey with Jesus have been prone to wander and leave the God i love. but b/c of his gracious, merciful activity have been redeemed, set-free, assisted, and helped. thus, it is my constant desire to utter the words, "here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal for thy courts above."
so, friends i hope you enjoy my attempts to diffuse those things that plague me and the world through the medium of letters, words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs and the like.
grace and peace!