I find it hard to believe myself, but Journeyman Journal officially turned one year old yesterday. So this post will be a little bit of a retrospective on the last year with some “interesting” facts and a few of my favorite posts from the last 12 months.

First, let’s start with my first post ever where I laid out my goals and intentions for my own personal blog. Here’s a quick excerpt from the post that states what my intentions were, and still are, for this blog:

My intent is for the Journeyman Journal to be a repository of random thoughts and ideas—a place for me to share what God is doing in my life and have a place to sharpen the often wild and crazy ideas the Spirit lays on me. I don’t pretend to have the answers…but I do know The Answer and am getting to know Him more and more every day. He’s got me on a grand journey and I’m along for the ride wherever that takes us.

In December of this year God gave me a Theme Verse for Journeyman Journal (you can read the full blog on December 27th). Here’s the theme verse:

Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is.
For I am your guest—a traveler passing through, as my ancestors were before me.
Psalm 39:4, 12b

Here are a few Journeyman Journal statistics over the past 365 days:

1. There have been 180 posts over this year (an average of one every other day).
2. There have been 142 comments to go along with them (not bad!)
3. There have been 1,892 visitors from 19 different countries: USA, Jamaica, Australia, Costa Rica, United Arab Emirates, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, France, Czech Republic, American Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Iran, Canada, and Russia.

Here are the Top 3 Most Popular Posts (by visits):

1. WordPress Upgrade Day: I think this is largely due to the “Google Factor”. People searching for WordPress upgrade help have found there way to this post. I wish I had been more detailed in the post…next time.
2. The Taser: This one is also my favorite post of all time (see the list below). This post if flat out hilarious! If you haven’t read it…what are you waiting for?
3. Football Is Coming!: I think the comments drove the visits to this post…certainly wasn’t the post itself since all I was saying was that I couldn’t wait for football season to start. Nothing spectacular, but it struck a nerve somewhere.

My Favorite Posts (in date order):
   Note that I did a similar list on my 100th Blog…of course it’s hard to narrow the list down out of 180 posts, but these are just 12 of my most favorite (I’m sure I’ve missed a few as I tried to spread out the topics)…

1. Sages - June 8th
        *The people who have shaped my life.
2. The Lighter Side- July 4th
        *Used underwear?? What?
3. The Great Sand Dunes- July 16th
        *Be sure you watch the video on this post…it’s priceless.
4. Practical Atheism- September 16th
        *My favorite more serious post
5. Pennies Should be Outlawed- September 19th
        *My personal pet-peeve and quest
6. The Taser - October 22nd
        *Be FAR the funniest post. I challenge you NOT to laugh!
7. Don’t Judge By the Cover - December 4th
        *The surprise video of the year!
8. The Wrong Question - January 21st
        *A more serious post about Genesis, prompted by a sermon at church
9. Drive Thru Blues- March 7th
        *A Little Self-Deprecation never hurt anyone
10. Some British Humor - May 5th
         *Some good, old fashioned British bathroom humor (in video form even)
11. My Favorite Chuck Norris Facts - May 15th
         *If you haven’t shared your own favorite, what are you waiting for?
12. I’m a What?- May 30th
         *Found out I’m not a Republican! Find out what I am and take the test yourself (you might be surprised!)

I have absolutely loved the interaction with everyone who reads the blog!! Thanks for taking the time and sharing your own thoughts and comments. If you enjoy it, please pass it along to others. Want to see something (or which I’d stop doing something)? Drop me a comment and let me know.

Here’s to another year ahead as we share the Journey of God together. He never disappoints…it’s always fun! Thanks again!!

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