Writing
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On writing
It’s been pretty quiet around here lately. What a change from my early days of blogging back in 2007. Back then, I wrote about everything. Ideas were always crowding in, asking to be…
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Intriguing Links
Here are a couple of articles worth reading. Both have been pointed out by friends. Wendell Berry’s Farm Manifesto Takes Root in Culture — about the long-term impact of Berry’s Unsettling of America.…
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You Are a Writer
I downloaded Jeff Goins’ You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) for free on my Kindle a few days ago. It’s not a long book, but it’s one that refreshes and…
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Food for Thought: Restraint
These words from Gandhi were quoted in Quiet: I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. A thoughtless word hardly ever escaped my tongue or pen. Experience has taught me that…
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From the Notebook: Joy
I received this notebook for Christmas. It’s a present from my husband and daughters. They know I love notebooks and journals, and I’ve been wanting a new one. Inside is an encouraging message…
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Facebook and blogging
Over the last year I’ve read of several fellow bloggers who’ve left or put limits on their Facebook involvement. One is Deb; another is Jess; most recently, Pastor Dennis. I find something I…
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Secret Righteousness
My favorite sermon so far in Lloyd-Jones’ Spiritual Depression focuses on Jesus’ parable at the start of Matthew 20. It’s about the vineyard workers, hired at different times of the day, yet all…
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Bugs, seeing, and the writing process
We’ve been bugged. That is, the heat wave seemed to herald the entry of various bugs who made it through the screens — or the holes in the screens — at night. One…
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Back up and running (sort of)
A week ago, I mentioned that I was changing web hosts and strange things might happen to the appearance of this blog. Today marks my safe arrival back after making the transfer. When…
