Comments on: no writing left behind

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:08:30 +0000

Loved your guest post!

My mom saved every single email I wrote to them while I was in Namibia. Two years worth of all of my random stories and thoughts, all printed out and put into binders. I’m not sure if anything will ever come of them, but I’m glad that I have such a real, transparent record of that time in my life, along with my journals and prayer letters from then. I thought about self-publishing a book like you did for your student teaching in Okinawa, then giving all (or any?!) profits to the IMB. We’ll see…

By: Cheryl Pickett

Cheryl Pickett — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:03:55 +0000

I really love how you talk about the many uses for all those words you have both in your heart and already on paper. Thanks for the bit of inspiration today!

By: Donita

Donita — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:59:22 +0000

Your post made me think of the section about books in “Heaven” by Randy Alcorn (p323-326).
I remember feeling the excitement when I read those passages originally…
“I believe that on the New Earth, we’ll also read books, new and old, written by people. Because we’ll have strong intellects, great curiosity, and unlimited time, it’s likely that books will have a greater role in our lives in Heaven than they do now.”
“I expect many new books, great books, will be written on the New Earth. But I also believe that some books will endure from the old Earth.”

And this is what your post made me think of. Maybe these words are for you today:
“On the New Earth, will you see once more the letter of encouragement you wrote to your teenage son? Or the letter you wrote sharing Christ…? Or the life changing words you jotted on a student’s paper? Many such things written in this life may prove more important than books.”

By: Keri

Keri — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:19:07 +0000

I have to be honest, I kept a journal through an incredibly tough period in my life and I ended up throwing it away. I think the temptation to go back there and read it was too strong and I felt that I would easily slip back into the mindset I was in when I wrote it……so I tossed it instead. I do kinda wish I had kept it now that many years have gone by and my relationship with God is in a very different place. It would be amazing to see how far God has taken me.
The blog thing is relatively new to me and has been strangely cathartic. I LOVE going back to read posts. I’m no writer, but putting my heart into words leaves a legacy for my kids like nothing else ever will.
Praying for you this weekend!!

By: e.lee

e.lee — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:09:35 +0000

I just read your guestblog at Rachelle Gadrner’s blog so I came over here.

I don’t throw anything I’ve written as a writer, becauseyou just never know when something can be recycled…

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:24:12 +0000

I think Parker’s first blog and the journal I kept while he was in the NICU. I’d love to share it with him when he is older so he knows the difference he made in my life being my miracle. Along with that, I don’t know I ever would as my writing is well, special, but reaching out to other preemie parents. There are many of us out there and if you are a first time one, it’s SO hard!

By: Omom

Omom — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:32:05 +0000

Oh yes I have words, thoughts, journals, stories everywhere. The messiest ones though are the ones all still in my head. I have recently told myself to just start writing them all down and it is helping just to get them out of my head. I too have no idea what will become of them all, but I do know that God knows and that feels satisfying enough. For now!

By: Heather Sunseri

Heather Sunseri — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:45:58 +0000

Hi, Marla. I have a couple of friends who are sisters. Their grandmother recently passed away and they discovered after her death that she had been journaling about her life all the way back to her college days. How amazing to learn about parts of a family member’s life that you never knew existed. Journaling is so amazing for those writing the words and for the beneficiaries of the stories later in life!

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:31:52 +0000

I love words.

I have tons of journals and look through them often and giggle and cry. Amazing to see where we came from, huh?

I have a book started somewhere on this computer….but I don’t know if I’ll ever finish it. I think about it, but then forget about it in the same minute.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:19:46 +0000

Thanks for the shout-out.

And beautiful post. You are the queen of the silver lining. And I mean that.