Have you seen the new 31 Days series for October? You can read all about it at Nester’s. Basically, anyone who wants to participate for the 31 Days can write a post series of their choice, their topic, their blog. A linky will go up so that you can branch off to all participating blogs from one place. Cool, huh?
When I wrote a 31 Days of Encouragement series in January it was a comfortable format for me—a combination of image and verse—although I’d never blogged faith for a full month straight. Actually I’d never blogged every day of the month ever, plus I attended the BlissDom conference at the end of the month. Unbelievably (to me), I didn’t miss a day.
This time I want to try something different, hopefully engaging (January was very quiet, and honestly, I spent a lot of time wondering whether or not the series was blessing anyone). Finding a topic hasn’t been easy, but two things have influenced me: a comment that Sara made to me in an email and a post from Ann.
Sara’s comment:
I totally think people look at twitter all wrong. they make fun of people posting all the little mundane details of their life, but I think it’s making people stop and really *look* at their life. I rarely miss big things as much as the little things when I look back. keep taking your pictures! 🙂
An excerpt from Ann’s post:
… for that is all I have, all we all have, really – the Word God making our lives into lines that we throw to each other.
The lines of our stories become literal life-lines that we throw to each other when the storms come and beat hard on our lives.
So I tell you a story tonight… words I wrote on a screen and clicked the cursor on publish. I am a mess and I tell you my messy story — and it may be the story of the women who read your stories — real women looking for real lifelines.
One of my objectives in photography is to seek beauty in the mundane, the everyday, the (often) overlooked: the meaning in the moments. I’ve chosen the theme 31 Days of Real Life. I’m not completely sure what this will look like, but I’ll figure it out as I go.
What can you do? Share with me any ideas you’d like for me to explore this month. Feel free to leave it in the comments or email it to dawnmhsh @ gmail.com (just omit the spaces). Thank you!
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All 31 Days of Real Life posts can be found here. Other 31 Dayers can be found here.
Can’t wait to see it, Dawn! 🙂
So cool! I can’t wait to see what unfolds. 🙂
This is going to be awesome, Dawn. Thanks for sharing in such a special way.
Looking forward to following along on your 31 Day journey!
I look forward to joining you on your journey!
Thanks, Amanda!
Thank you, Deidra—it’s kind of scary waiting to see what unfolds. lol
Alene, thanks for visiting, and good luck with your 31 Days, too!
Thank you, Barbie. Hang in there on your 31 Days, too. 🙂
Lisa, I’m amazed at how many of this are participating!
Just added my 31 days link up! Thanks for leading me to this!!!
I love that yours is inspired by Sara and Ann! Mine is also inspired by Sara. While sitting in the pew at Sara’s funeral, the Holy Spirit spoke clear to me about love. I will be writing about it tomorrow. And Grace…well God laid the book Grace Based Parenting in my lap at just the right time, it has changed my whole philosophy on life! He is an awesome God!
Now to show more love and grace by getting off the computer and being with my girls!
I know! I’m number 700 something! Awesome!
Steph, you were caught in my spam filter and I just “found” your comment! thank you for joining me here and I hope you have a great 31 Days series, too. 🙂