I am behind in my posting, but working on it! How about you? We are a third of the way through the month, so there’s plenty of time to catch up, and plenty of time to still join us.
PARTICIPLATING BLOGS: If I missed you, or you want to join now, please let me know!
Check out Eugi’s post on the theme. He shared in the Day 8 post, as this one is going up so late. I’m sorry I’m behind here. It’s been busy around my house in the ministry.
PARTICIPLATING BLOGS: If I missed you, or you want to join now, please let me know!
“We need women, and men, too, who would rather be morally right than socially correct.” Peter Marshall (1902-1949)
I saw this quote on a social media website a couple of weeks ago, and it struck as the perfect words for this season of our lives. No matter where we live in the world, we are witnessing the results of a world that has vanquished morality based on truth and justice, and embraced a politically motivated notion of right and wrong. There is no virtue in standing for righteousness or goodness anymore. The highest priority is being popular. How many likes do I have?How many people are following me? As a Christian, this is all wrong! I am not to be concerned about my reputation or social position, but Christ’s. His reputation is what should matter to me. Why do I seek acceptance from anyone? They do not determine my value. Christ judged me worthy when He gave His life for mine. Now, I should only be concerned with living my life for Him.
How did we get this so wrong?
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Blogtober | Day 5 Post | Theme: Quotes to Consider
BLOGTOBER UPDATES: Whether you’re participating a little or a lot, CONGRATULATIONS to all who are sticking with it and participating in Blogtober! If I added you in error, or missed adding you at all, please let me know ASAP.
I hope you will visit the blogs below and perhaps find someone new to follow, and something good to read. I also included writing prompts, if you need a little inspiration. If you haven’t been blogging daily, WordPress will send you a notification as soon as you post three days in a row. Display your badge and enjoy a little affirmation for your effort—specialy those amongst up who do not normally post daily.
PARTICIPLATING BLOGS: If I missed you, or you want to join now, please let me know! I don’t want to miss anyone.
BLOGTOBER UPDATES: I listed below all the folks who are blogging during Blogtober. I hope you will visit their blogs and perhaps find someone new to follow, and something good to read.I also included the writing prompts,if you need a little inspiration. If you haven’t been blogging daily, WordPress will send you a notification when you do start posting daily. During Blogtober, it’s a nice was to get a little affirmation for our effort—specialy those amongst up who do not normally post daily.
PARTICIPLATING BLOGS: If I missed you, or you want to join now, please let me know! I don’t want to miss anyone.
BLOGTOBER UPDATES: I listed below all the folks who are blogging during Blogtober. I hope you will visit their blogs and perhaps find someone new to follow, and something good to read.I also included the writing prompts,if you need a little inspiration. If you haven’t been blogging daily, WordPress will send you a notification when you do start posting daily. During Blogtober, it’s a nice was to get a little affirmation for our effort—specialy those amongst up who do not normally post daily.
PARTICIPLATING BLOGS:
A few new names today. If I missed you, or you want to join now, please let me know! I don’t want to miss anyone.
BLOGTOBER UPDATES: I listed below all the folks who are blogging during Blogtober. I hope you will visit their blogs and perhaps find someone new to follow, and something good to read.I also included the writing prompts,if you need a little inspiration.
PARTICIPLATING BLOGS:
If I missed you, or you want to join now, please let me know! I don’t want to miss anyone.
I want to invite you all to join me for Blogtober 2021. What is Blogtober? It’s a blogging challenge. For me that has simply meant striving to blog every day. That is a big challenge for me, because it means…
…making time to write.
…choosing to write over doing something else.
…and, forcing myself not to focus on perfection, but on completion.
I think that last point is something any writer can appreciate. We know it’s never going to be perfect, but we always hope it can be better, right? Well, thanks to my imaginary world where perfect sentences flow into perfect paragraphs, I’m a better editor than a writer, and that bums me out.
Hence, Blogtober—a chance to give that editor a break and just enjoy communicating through the written word the way I did when editing meant turning an e into an a, like when I was a kid sending letters to my friends with S.W.A.K* scrawled across the back of the envelope. The only thing that mattered was getting that reply in the mail as fast as possible.
A FEW INSTRUCTIONS Now, some folks who host Blogtobers come up with writing prompts for each day. I wouldn’t want anyone who joins this to feel obliged to write to a prompt, but sometimes a little inspiration is needed. So, I will post my version of writing prompts at the end.
Remember, if you’re just starting out, a blog post is what you decide a blog post is, whether it’s five words or 5,000. Read this post from a few weeks ago, if you need some encouragement: CLICK HERE Also, there is so much out there on how to blog, how to start a blog, writing advice, blog tips, Blogtober, etc. Do a little research. Keep it free, though. It doesn’t have to cost you anything to blog.
If you are going to join me in this effort, please comment below with your blog site. I will share your blogs throughout the month to make sure everyone has a chance to check out your work. Please, feel free to share the graphic above and invite other bloggers to join the challenge.
I guess that’s all there is to say. I really hope you’ll join me, even if you join late and even if you know you won’t be able to post daily. And, I really hope someone reading this will be inspired to launch their first blog, or revive their old blog this month. That would make me very excited!
Looking forward to reading lots of blogs this month! ❤
*S.W.A.K. is supposed to mean Sealed With A Kiss, but my friend Irma was very clever. She said it meant Sealed With A Knee. She also came up with the classic S.W.A.B.—Sealed With A Band-Aid, applying an actual Band-Aid to the envelope. I was so impressed. Irma, Misty, and I wrote each other all that summer. We looked forward to starting Jr. High together, but Misty and I ended up moving. She and I lost touch, but Irma and I wrote each other for a couple of years. They were the best!
The Saxophone Player's Wife 