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Writing For One’s Own Joy

It happens from time to time, as it did this morning…..someone comes up to me and says, “I read what you post on Facebook” (often with an encouraging additional comment). Mostly they are names I rarely see on a comment or...
Thinking About a “Word-Shaped World”

Thinking About a “Word-Shaped World”

God spoke all creation into being. I was reading a discussion thread about journaling. Many people journal their thoughts about their study of the Bible or about their observations of God at work in the world. In the discussion group individuals were advised to “know...
Anne Lamott on Life…..

Anne Lamott on Life…..

I have journaled for nearly 30 years….Writing is a way of being present to life, to learn from it, and to cherish it.  As Anne Lamott has said, “Every single thing that happened to you is yours and you get to tell it.”   Twenty years ago as I...

On Journaling…..

On Journaling                                                                    3-24-17  CBByrd   I have been asked to lead a workshop on journaling next month for a group of Christian women. I have years of journals…But in recent years FB and the weblog...