The
weekend was hectic—at least that’s my excuse for a late blog. The weekend was
mostly a writers’ conference, and again, there was a call for bloggers to
identify their audience if they wanted to increase readership. I’ve heard the
call before, but usually resisted it.
I’m not in the numbers game, I tell
myself. I need to say what fires me, even
if others don’t like it and switch off. So I rationalize retaining the faithful
few who for some reason follow my ramblings all over the planet.
But then I recall
that my writing is not just for me to express myself, but in some way to help
others. This is a really radical thought, for it leads to a reversal of
intention and a fundamentally different end product. But what?
Then I
recall a blog written months ago about family that garnered several times the
readership I am used to. I have to conclude that if so many people found that
at least interesting, perhaps even helpful, then I must have scratched where it
itched.
So my perhaps
I should redirect this blog to the subjects of marriage, family, and relationships
for a while, and see if my prognostications are right. But that poses a problem.
First, the
information on marriage is endless. It seems everyone has all the answers, but which
is clearly contradicted by the statistics. It seems the more we think we know,
the less effective it is. Secondly, even after 58 years of marriage, I still
don’t have all the answers.
That`s not
to say I haven’t learned a lot, nor that my guide for life, the Bible, doesn’t
give direction. But I recognise that I, like everyone else, is a finite, fallen
being and that apart from God’s grace and the insight of His Spirit, my thinking
is easily clouded or distorted.
So with such
an excess of competition, and a frequently uninformed understanding of marital
relationships, how much do I have to offer? Will I go this route? I’ll think
about it and let you know next weekend.
