I’m not the best at math, so I may be a little off but I think after this little post I will be 34 away from hitting 5,000 blog posts in my career.

I never thought I’d ever get to this point. In fact, when I started I didn’t really have a goal in mind. I started with the first one and went from there. I was going to keep writing and writing for as long as I could, regardless of who else read it besides me (and my Mom).

I’ve made it a goal to write something every day. That’s the only way to get better at writing — to write and write and write. Also, reading good books helps, but mostly it’s writing every day, even when you don’t feel like it or don’t think you have anything worth saying.

Sometimes, I cheat a little by quoting someone else’s words. Sometimes, I will use other people’s writing because they’ve said it better than I ever could. But I’m learning how to improve my own voice so I can speak my own thoughts with my own words.

As always, I’m thankful for every reader and for every view. I’m grateful that people from all over the world want to read what I write. I’m humbled and honored by every single person who follows me regularly and encourages me to keep going.

So here’s to 5,000 (in a little over a month) and beyond!