It is time for Five Minute Friday with Lisa-Jo and her writing community. We write for just five minutes without editing. It's like an impromptu speech, but it is impromptu blogging. This week the word is "writer." I think I went a minute or so over this week. So here is my Six Minute Friday.
I suppose I am a writer. It happened by accident really. I wrote about 12 papers per semester in college, but I never planned on writing being a big part of my life after college. I was too busy to sit still long enough to write. There were mountains to be hiked, ice to be skated on, snow to play in, children to teach and play with, crafts to be made, a husband to spend time with, and so much more. Sit down and write? Who had time for that?! I certainly didn’t. Until everything changed.
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I suppose I am a writer. It happened by accident really. I wrote about 12 papers per semester in college, but I never planned on writing being a big part of my life after college. I was too busy to sit still long enough to write. There were mountains to be hiked, ice to be skated on, snow to play in, children to teach and play with, crafts to be made, a husband to spend time with, and so much more. Sit down and write? Who had time for that?! I certainly didn’t. Until everything changed.
My energy levels dropped. My muscle strength declined. I could no longer be physically active in the way I once was. Instead I learned to be content with my quiet and slow-paced life at home. Eventually I realized that being content with my circumstances wasn’t enough. I needed to not just be content, but to embrace the life that God had given me. There were lessons to be learned and people to encourage, and God had placed me in a situation where I could do just that! If only I would start writing.
This desire to embrace the life that God had given me led to the creation of the Cranberry Tea Time website, which eventually turned into this blog! Maybe I couldn’t go out and play and teach and be active, but I could write and encourage others from home. I could share the hope of the Gospel. I could write for the glory of God. And in so doing, I could embrace the life He gave me.
I am so thankful for the opportunity to write here on Cranberry Tea Time! I never thought I would be a writer or a blogger. The first time I heard of a blog I thought it was crazy. Why would someone type up their thoughts and put them on the internet?! Ha! Yet here I am, writing. I write for you. I write for me. Most of all, I write for the Lord. May He be glorified!
