In a few days, on the 19th of July, this blog will have been online for a year. What an experience it has been! Especially when I first began, my brain had to handle whole new concepts, like templates and widgets and domains and HTML. I bought Blogging for Dummies, and true to its name, it got me into the action!
I "became a writer" when, in perhaps the fourth grade or so, I learned that the books I loved so much were written by real people. I began to write little poems which I gave to my teacher, who was warmly encouraging. The "fire" never went out, as through the years I continued to try, but mostly in vain, to become a free-lance writer. When part-time "retirement" became an option, some hours were available for more serious pursuit of my interest. Writing every weekday has been a productive discipline—and it is a discipline. Many things call to me, but none so persistently as my determination to make productive use of this opportunity. It has been a spiritual exercise as well, for I have to entrust the results of my efforts to the Lord of the Harvest. I do this gladly!
It's time for a break now, and I will be having a "staycation"—a combination of vacationing and staying at home. I am going for a week to a nearby country location with a lake and grass and trees, walking paths, a hammock, rocking chairs on the patio, friendly cats, and wonderful friends as hosts. I could pitch a tent there, but I prefer the comfort of a real bed and some air conditioning in what we fondly call "the garden level" accommodations (a walkout basement). There is no television, no Internet, no cell phone reception (although the hosts have a landline if guests have an emergency), minimal kitchen facilities—basically nothing to do. What a treat! I will walk and read and think and pray, eat and sleep and "veg out." I'll be back blogging again around the end of July.
MaryMartha
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