Read the Tea Leaves

Source: Pinterest

Many of you were concerned about the possibility of Blogger shutting down. I didn't find that information out there - mostly speculation. I mean, read the tea leaves -   

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Just take precautions. 

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Backing up your Blog

It's not that hard - so easy even a 4th grader can do it! It's a good idea I wished I had done before losing my last blog. 

Sign in to your Blogger dashboard, then head to Settings...

Click on Import blog, choose Download blog, and save the file to your computer in Atom/XML format.

You can also transfer your blog to another blog. I've done that many times. Just save it first, so you don't lose it. 

And you can use what you already have - Google Take Out

Google Takeout is a free service from Google that lets you easily download or transfer your data, like emails, photos, files, history, and more, without needing to request each item one by one.

Throughout the years, Google's Blogger has really been good to us. 

Only God knows what Google will ultimately do, and I’m not sure they even know themselves. Maybe no one wants to take it on, or perhaps they’ll fold it into an entirely new platform. Maybe they’re just letting it wind down without updates due to attrition. I’m leaning toward the latter. We can’t be certain, but whatever’s happening, it’s best to be ready.

Oh wow, without even noticing, I basically pulled a full-on analogy about Jesus’ return. Totally info known only to God the Father. In the meantime, we’re all just here in "ready" mode. My bad, I simply can’t help myself. I see analogies in my sleep!

My husband is still helping with the move to the new building for the Crisis Pregnancy Clinic today, so in between other tasks, I plan to look up easy blog platforms, if there are any, just in case. I'm not planning to leave, but I also don’t want to be left behind. 

Okay, I did it again. 

I'm outta here. 

PS. You might notice some changes to my blog design, as I’m not satisfied with it. Today and tomorrow, the blog may be temporarily closed while I experiment and make adjustments.