I’m taking suggestions
So, apparently somebody is reading my blog! I have taken a break to reflect on the events of the past months, consider whether or not to continue the blog, and if so, those things about which I might spending time blogging. And it seems that, even though I haven’t posted anything since November, there are still some folks reading it. So, I’m considering starting up again, but I want to think through my focus. And I’d love your opinion. There are really three things I find myself motivated to write about:
1. My research interests; The Psalms (and other early Jewish prayer texts), the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple literature (if you don’t know what some of these are, don’t worry. Most people don’t, especially that last one).
2. Living with ARVD, my recently diagnosed heart condition. For more on that see here.
3. The more general topic of managing and balancing family, research and teaching from day to day.
I have heard that most people don’t blog on more than one topic on a blog site; and that personal and professional stuff should be kept separate. But I don’t have time to maintain more than one blog. And so, I will either focus on just one of the above, or buck tradition and blog the way I live, with everything jumbled together and all the disparate pieces vying for attention.
I’m curious; what would you want to read? I really want to know, and I won’t be offended, I promise. Thanks!
January 21st, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Who says that we have to blog that way? I had a blog for composition class about 6 months ago and I wrote about a mixture of things. A few were about homework, classes, joblessness, a new pet, and other life events.
I say, do it all!!
January 22nd, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Write whatever is on your heart Honey! You are a beautiful woman who has experienced tough stuff yet been willing to see the beauty in life and what God has to offer. All of those experiences makes you the wonderful talented woman that God has made you!
Proud of all you do and say!
January 23rd, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Thanks so much! I’ll give it a go and see what kind of traction I get…
January 23rd, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Thanks, Aunt Karen, you’re so sweet. I’m very grateful for you and many others who have helped me along the way. Wouldn’t be here without you all!
January 24th, 2012 at 9:21 am
Hey Krista! I am interested in all of the above. But mainly I am interested in you, my friend. We have so many different threads in our lives, of all the things going on. You could follow just one of these threads and blog about that; however no one would see how that fits in, or is woven, into the tapestry of your life. I would rather see the whole tapestry, and follow different threads at different times to see how they weave in and out of your life.
January 24th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Ever read Men are Like Waffle, Women are like Spaghetti? Beth, woven tapestry is much more elegant for us women. But spaghetti fits too. Especially when my life is messy.