tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post1883443563322559841..comments2023-11-02T05:00:35.159-07:00Comments on A Pen for Your Thoughts and Mine: Compelled to Write a Story that Could Change a LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-62602923933865879322011-10-24T10:54:38.717-07:002011-10-24T10:54:38.717-07:00Jessie, good to see you here. Take courage...if so...Jessie, good to see you here. Take courage...if something is on your heart the Lord has a plan.<br /><br />Blessings to you, Shirley for hosting a Pen for Your Thoughts.LoRee Peeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465045728587145734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-26357692219352431152011-10-23T21:11:51.319-07:002011-10-23T21:11:51.319-07:00Ah thank you. This was just the encouragement I ne...Ah thank you. This was just the encouragement I needed. I've been hesitant to tell what God has put on my heart for fear of exposing someone. But God does not operate by fear but hope and peace.<br /><br />I too collage to get into my story and characters! Cool. :)Jessie at Blog Schmoghttp://jessiegunderson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-48720935530676025642011-10-22T14:44:26.023-07:002011-10-22T14:44:26.023-07:00Lily, bless you for the length of your comment. Wh...Lily, bless you for the length of your comment. Whatever happens on our life journey, our Lord does use it for good. It may not be our idea of good, and it may not be about us, but He created us to be who we are to complete His plan.LoRee Peeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465045728587145734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-14204905675827147412011-10-22T10:59:35.667-07:002011-10-22T10:59:35.667-07:00LoRee... my first attempt at writing (when I was v...LoRee... my first attempt at writing (when I was very young) was to scribble out the sad ending in a children's story (right in the book, I'm afraid) and write a happy one. After that, I found it very captivating to write stories about the life "I wished I had." Over the years, as I was honing my craft and skills, I realized (almost guiltily) that I was using my storytelling as a means to cope with the uncertainties and disappointments in life. <br /><br />However, I have made a very wonderful discovery looking back on all that. Somewhere along the line, I have become that happier, more stable person I was always writing about. And the stories that have beguiled me through many adventures have landed me on some marvelous type of "rainbow road" that I don't think I could have experienced in any other way. <br /><br />So, I relate to your "memoir journeys," as they can not only bring healing and happiness to ourselves, but others, as well. Could be it comes under the "give and it shall be given" law. Thanks for sharing this wonderful article, LoRee... so glad you decided to take the journey!Lilly Maytreehttp://www.lillymaytree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-44824671141852189392011-10-21T19:22:13.775-07:002011-10-21T19:22:13.775-07:00Glenda, thank you for being open. We do indeed hav...Glenda, thank you for being open. We do indeed have to face our pasts before we can look to the future. When it comes out in writing it can work in the lives of others.<br />Thanks for the encouragement, Pamela.<br />Marianne, bless you for calling my writing a gift.<br />Elizabeth, admiration and ability reflect the Lord working through words.LoRee Peeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465045728587145734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-34883847243929842072011-10-21T16:33:59.896-07:002011-10-21T16:33:59.896-07:00LoRee, I admire your ability to take such a diffic...LoRee, I admire your ability to take such a difficult event from your life and turn it into something good. I pray God will continue to bless you and will bless many others through your fictional memoir.E.A. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972444782739795115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-74024670476154138942011-10-21T13:27:13.994-07:002011-10-21T13:27:13.994-07:00Great post, LoRee - heart wrenching for sure, but ...Great post, LoRee - heart wrenching for sure, but God is using your writing gift, and the circumstances of your life, to create something He ordains, that will touch lives for sure! God bless!!!Marianne Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729453143807888867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-63511014632883011552011-10-21T13:25:19.033-07:002011-10-21T13:25:19.033-07:00Wonderful post LoRee! Wow, sounds like a great boo...Wonderful post LoRee! Wow, sounds like a great book too.<br /><br />Good luck & God's blessings.<br />PamTPamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-49914162778949574382011-10-21T13:05:21.850-07:002011-10-21T13:05:21.850-07:00I really liked your post. I have a background in a...I really liked your post. I have a background in abuse and have had many memories that I have had to deal with. I have found dealing with them in the stories I write helps to free me of them. <br /><br />Glenda Parker<br /><br />http://glendaparkerfictionwriter.blogspot.comGlenda Parker Fiction Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754857128158965300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-29983984923574244392011-10-21T13:01:32.406-07:002011-10-21T13:01:32.406-07:00I'm pleased you stopped by, Dora. After a time...I'm pleased you stopped by, Dora. After a time, the tissues give way to just kind of an unsettled feeling. But faith isn't based on feelings. So a hymn of praise, or a special verse, is all it takes to focus on Him.LoRee Peeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465045728587145734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-90240946301613103232011-10-21T12:35:55.586-07:002011-10-21T12:35:55.586-07:00Great post, LoRee. Dredging up those memories took...Great post, LoRee. Dredging up those memories took courage and plenty of tissues, I'm sure. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for sharing, LoRee.Dora Hiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776046195295470466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-76152789895610013682011-10-21T11:59:01.183-07:002011-10-21T11:59:01.183-07:00Delia, as you know, any courage comes from our Lor...Delia, as you know, any courage comes from our Lord. We are like-minded.<br />Cheryl, thanks for taking the time to stop.LoRee Peeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465045728587145734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-16007554918658207212011-10-21T11:51:56.567-07:002011-10-21T11:51:56.567-07:00Sounds great, LoRee!Sounds great, LoRee!Cheryl St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947267011326863581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-74619675218106884772011-10-21T11:39:19.067-07:002011-10-21T11:39:19.067-07:00LoRee, I admire your courage in taking on this fic...LoRee, I admire your courage in taking on this fictional memoir. In my book, <i>Goldeneyes</i>, I used the setting of the little farming community I grew up in - Weedpatch, CA. But, like you, I hit a place where fictionalizing Weedpatch just became almost impossible. I was stuck for months! Finally had to lay it aside and write another book. When I came back to <i>Goldeneyes</i>, God gave me the freedom to write it. Sometimes it's all in the timing, I guess. God had something else for me to do before the time was right for this book. Who can know the mind of God? :) <br /><br />I look forward to reading your memoir!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8931786447770768460.post-64416013745847102322011-10-21T11:06:26.442-07:002011-10-21T11:06:26.442-07:00Thank you, Shirley, for putting some more of my wo...Thank you, Shirley, for putting some more of my words out there. I appreciate you and your time.LoRee Peeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465045728587145734noreply@blogger.com