"in het midden" debut

I've contemplated starting a blog for months now. I need to write, and this is the perfect excuse to get motivated.

This is a personal blog, and the title derives from the following:

1.) In high school I was a 'tweener because I didn't quite fit the jock, nerd, class clown, or musician stereotypes. I was all of them--to a greater or lesser extent--, and I often found myself ensnared in the middle of diverse interests, each one vying for my preoccupation. Not much has changed. Here's a brief list of my more recent "in-between" roles: wife, mother, stay-at-home mom, teacher, reader, baker, athlete, writer, cook, photographer, traveler, sewer, canner, gardener.

2.) As a follower of Christ, I often find Christianity is a balancing act to avoid unbiblical polarizations, which often manifest themselves as "-isms." I desire the gospel to be the root of my life, and I want it to sustain my endeavors while I stand in the middle of multiple realms: the already and the not yet, in the world but not of it, the kingdom of God and the earthly one.

3.) "In het midden" is a Dutch translation of the English "in the middle." Because I'm from a Dutch heritage, the name seemed fitting--especially since the English title was taken. It also suits me because I'm from the Midwest, somewhere between young and old, a middle-end child, and usually mid-thought. Not especially profound, but there it is.