Comments on: Old Blog

By: Sonya

Sonya — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:07:00 +0000

I am very very glad you decided to continue! I love your blog! I also love the fact that you are teaching my child and realize that those two activities (and a few others!) compete for your time. I promise to be patient and not complain when there are no new posts. Your musings are worth the wait.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:24:00 +0000

Ah, friends new and old, thank you so much for writing. This post might have been what my friend Steven might think shameless pandering for comments, but I honestly didn't expect any. Certainly not one from the Swede! Thank you for the pleasure you take in my writing-- reading these words from you are gifts of encouragement to me.And no, Jon, I guess we won't be having lullabies under starlit skies again (though I am known to sing lullabies still, now and again), but you never know.... Life is strange, yes? I miss you.Lisa, I'm excited for you about your writing! I was at a dinner/birthday party this evening, and the question was put to me which authors I like to read. I think I'll write a post on that and solicit recommendations/favorites. Perhaps I'll hear from you again! I would love to. The well is indeed deep. Joy!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:38:00 +0000

I understand where you’re coming from, and honestly couldn’t blame you had you decided to shut things down for good. That said, it would have been a sad loss for me, as your blog has become pretty much our only means of “contact” these days, one-sided though it may be. We’re just not ever going back to the days of lullabys under starlit skies after a full day of sailing, so for me, your blog is like a soft echo faintly reverberating memories of things long since past. I like to see that though some Things may change, others remain the Same, and that Sameness makes me happy. Checking your blog (and Lynne’s) has become part of my daily ritual, and its removal would be missed. You’d have my support whatever you should decide to do, but for now, I’m glad you’re going to continue…

By: Lisa, The Swede

Lisa, The Swede — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:44:00 +0000

No accident. I checked your blog while in Sweden the other week! :)I'm Swedish orginally (whatever that means!) but currently reside in good ol' England, completing my Bachelor in Film and Literature. I just recently discovered Alli Rogers' music and found your blog through hers. Please do not reconsider shutting down your blog- I am starved for people who are in love with both God and literature- your blog has been very inspiring and thought provoking to read! I struggle with discerning between the culture of christianity and the truth of God (which sometimes seems buried very deep within the christian culture), and it is so good to stumble across people like yourself who are remembering to be themselves amidst all these demands and conventions surrounding the christian life. It's good to be reminded that the well is deep, deeper than I can imagine or intellectualize. I've also been doing a few creative writing classes at university these three years (attemtping to produce some of that which you call 'Good Literature') and I can identify (oh so well!) with your anxiety and excitement. In short: keep going. This Swede likes what she has seen.