With Gratitude
Why has “Things That Make Me Go, Hmm” become so important to me?
For almost a year now I have been chattering away on this platform called Substack, sharing my thoughts, musings and beliefs with anyone who has eyes to see and ears to hear. It was my journalism coach who first tasked me with using this platform to “cut my literary teeth” and hone my journalistic skills. I heartily resisted the idea at first, thinking I could not compete in this world of literary juggernauts who’ve been doing this writing thing most of their lives, nor would I have anything of value and propriety to say.
But I began to realize that perhaps God, through my mentor, was trying to do something new and special in this season of my life, so I shouldn’t protest it so much. I mean, it’s been decades since I’ve done any serious and consistent writing, and even then, it was the poetic angst and longings of being a teenager; but I considered this as an opportunity to express myself.
Through writing in general, and this vehicle of Substack in particular, I’ve been given a voice again. A voice that I didn’t realize I missed so much; a voice that my soul has needed. Through “Things That Make Me Go Hmm,” I can express my heart, beliefs, and values clearly, fully and tactfully, without negation and without interruption.
So I owe a big “Thank You” to my mentor, my coach, and my friend, American journalism’s Jimi Izrael. Though my initial resistance to joining this platform was defiant and seemingly elongated, unbeknownst to you, I had a change of heart in less than 12 hours of your suggesting it! And God used you to send me “out into His fields” again. May I do you (& Him) proud.
And to all of YOU, my readers, I thank you for your likes and comments, for putting up with my ongoing rantings and ramblings, and most of all for encouraging others to check out “Things...” for themselves. I am so honored that my voice has found you as an audience. Stay tuned for even more pondering and soap-boxing from this humble “twig” on the “vine” of Jesus (John 15:5).
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