Front row: Kerri Jackson Case (on slide), JoBeth McElhanon, Kat Hills, Savanah Butler, Kyran Pittman, Melissa McCurdy, Amy Bradley-Hole (standing). Back row: Jerusalem Greer, Kat Robinson, Ryan Byrd, Sarabeth Jones, Natalie Ghidotti, Tara Dennie.

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Savannah Butler
Chasing My Bees...Hoping for Some Honey
Description: An infrequent glimpse into my life as a stay-at-home mom (and nurse, and chef, and teacher, and nose-wiper, and chauffeur, and disciplinarian, and kiss-giver) to three little Bees.
Best part: I get to know people, and be known in ways that may not have otherwise been possible. Also, the blog serves as a digital Post-It note for things I want to relive and remember for years to come.
Hardest part: I tend to run-on at the mouth and blogging is no different. Chopping out whole paragraphs and rearranging the words just takes enormous effort on my part.

Ryan Byrd
Being Ryan Byrd
Description: It's pretty heavy on progressive theological deconstruction/exploration, but it also offers music reviews and updates on our three children.
Best part: I've got a lot stirring in my simple little brain and my blog offers a space to explore those thoughts. It's a low-grade form of catharsis.
Hardest part: I don't censor myself. If I think it and believe it, I say it. The consequences can often be negative feedback and it's always a challenge to filter out the mean-spirited and grow from the constructive criticism.

Kerri Jackson Case
Damn You Little RockDescription: My absurd view of life in my little corner of "The Rock."
Best part: It's the same as knitting: blogging keeps me from stabbing people. If there are words in your head, you write them, or you go crazy.
Hardest part: It's a selfish thing to carve time out from other things I could be doing to blog. Also, I have to be mindful of loved ones who didn't choose to live their lives out loud.

Tara Dennie
Dennie.org
Description: It provides a daily glimpse into the life and travels of a family with four kids age 4 and under.
Best part: It's a fun, easy way to share what is going on in our lives with family and friends.
Hardest part: For a blog to be relevant, you've got to continually keep it updated and fresh. We've decided to blog every day and some days it's a challenge to make the daily entry after a full day with four kids.

Natalie Ghidotti
The Juggling Act
Description: Work. Play. Life. It's all a balancing act.
Best part: I love to write, and I miss my days as a reporter and editor; blogging gives me a great outlet for continuing to write and spur conversations among other working parents.
Hardest part: Finding the time! It's embarrassing how long it's been since my last post. When life gets busy, unfortunately, the blog is one of the first things to go.

Jerusalem Greer
Jolly Goode Gal
Description: Little glimpses of my life - everything from design, faith, parenting and shopping to reading, crafting, cooking and failing. It is all in there.
Best part: Being able to pair my thoughts with images. It's a little bit like playing "magazine," only with my life.
Hardest part: Now that I don't work from home I find it a lot more challenging to find the time to do it the way I want.

Kat Hills
Team Hills
Description: It covers details of our engagement, wedding, first "real" jobs, first home, pregnancy, new baby, and more new jobs. It has evolved into my anchor spot for stories from our daily life.
Best part: How sharing my life through words with family, friends and strangers connects me to them in a way I definitely wouldn't be able to otherwise.
Hardest part: Determining how much to share. I want to portray both the happy and sad moments accurately, but sometimes it makes me nervous to do so.