Writing With Purpose

It's my favorite writing day of the week.  Five Minute Friday!  You can join us at Lisa Jo Baker's to learn more about it and link up with us.  We'd love to have you join us!  

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Taking a break from blogging was the best and worst idea I had at the end of 2013.  The best idea because I needed to re-evaluate my "why", and the worst because I've had a hard time figuring that "why" out.  Just like exercise, when you take a break, it's hard to get back into the habit of writing regularly.  

I keep my journal, but it's mostly a prayer journal, and I don't write much about what God is working in me.  I also have my children's journals where I write their funny sayings, how much I love them, things I admired about what they did that day, etc.  

But my call, my passion is to write with purpose.  To encourage the hearts of women.  I am an encourager by nature, and gift, afterall.  I can remember the first song I ever wrote at the age of 7.  My mom talks about it all the time, and how much it ministered to her.  I had an 8th grade creative writing class in which I was the first time I realized that I really loved writing.  By the time I got to high school, I realized that I was pretty good at it.  

I don't want to lose sight of writing with purpose, because then it just becomes noise.  I want my words to mean something, and I want to be confident in writing them.  As Lisa Jo Baker said "The thing about writing is that at some point somebody’s going to want to read it. Let them." And, I hope to believe this down to my bones. That someone would want to read what I write. I am determined to be an open book and write with purpose.

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