Getting to know you
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 6:30PM 
I'm a little nervous to post this blog entry because of my fear of having no responses (it seems people prefer to stay in lurking mode), but this could be fun if you want to participate.
I've noticed a lot more people "dropping by" lately, whether it be intentionally or inadvertently. So I'd like to invite you to make yourself at home, come on in, take your shoes off and set a spell (channeling a little Jed Clampett there). Not only would I love to know more about who you are, but I bet it would be interesting for other readers as well.
Whether you've been reading this blog from the beginning or are a new person who landed here inadvertently, it matters not. It would be an honor if you'd take a moment to comment and introduce yourself.
Here are some ideas for comments:
Where are you from?
Tell me a bit about your own spiritual journey.
What is one book that has had a great impact on your life (if any)?
Tell me if you found a particular blog entry helpful (or entertaining, interesting, etc.).
What would you like to read more about in a future blog post?
If you have a blog, feel free to share your blog address with the rest of us.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Reader Comments (4)
Since you've already graciously allowed me a whole interview on your site, I won't hog the disucssion. But I did want to say my favorite article was, "Comedy Class Dropout". It brought back so many good memories of when you and I were kids. Time has damaged my memory so much, but then I'll see something like this article that sparks that memory back to life. I had forgotten how funny you were. And your writing attests to the fact that you still have that sense of humor.
You've had so many good articles that it would be hard to pick my second favorite because they're all so good. You know I've said for some time now that you ought to write a book . . . and then a second . . . and then a third, and so on.
Keep on writing girl, it's all good!
Well, you already know me since you birthed me, so I'll tell you about an influential story I've read called "Clever Else" that's found in the book "Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales."
Clever Else is sent to the basement to fill up a beer jug for a family gathering. While there, she sees a pickaxe stuck in the ceiling above her head, and thinks to herself, "If I marry...and we have a child, and it grows big, and we send it into the cellar to draw beer, that pickaxe might fall on his head and kill him." So she begins crying. One by one, the entire family goes to the cellar to see what is the matter, and when Clever Else relays her insightful discovery, they begin crying, too.
The story has much more to it, but what it said to me is never worry about the future. Such and such could happen, or this and that, but we can't live life worrying about things that might not occur. If we are nervous, we can sometimes try to DO something about it, like taking the pickaxe out of the ceiling! But we must live now and keep our minds in the present insofar as we are able.
Hi! I just landed here from Becky's blog and I have to say that you are an INCREDIBLE writer! I happened to just click on the link she has and I'm so glad I did. I've been reading past articles and I am so impressed with how you articulate things and the willingness you have to put your emotions out there. I will definitely be adding you to my list.
Blessings to you and your family from Yakima, WA.
I just came here for the first time from This Side of Glory, and haven't read much, but I have skipped around getting to know *you* a bit, because I'm interested in my fellow Orthodox women. I, too, was baptized in 2007, after a lifelong journey through Evangelical churches. Glory to God!