Words
Posted in Mixed Bag and tagged with Blogness, Faith, Friends, History, Jesus Christ, Words, Writing on August 10, 2009Melissa, AKA the Scholastic Scribe, gave me 5 words. In turn, I’m to write about these words and what they mean to me. Comprendo? Let’s go! (There’s a bit of audience involvement at the end…don’t be shy!)
Here are my words. I must say, she did a great job of picking them out…they are words I’m passionate about!
Blogging
To be honest, I don’t really remember why I started blogging. I wanted to keep up with my friends, I suppose, but that was rather fleeting. When I started 3 years ago, I had no idea that I’d grow to love it so much. From the opportunity I have to practice and share my writing to the great comments I receive, there’s so much to love about blogging.
Faith
Now this one’s a biggie, isn’t it? If you’ve read the Ignorant Historian for any length of time, you know my faith is important to me. It’s more than an intellectual pursuit or an emotional fulfillment. It’s really all about the object of my faith, the Lord Jesus Christ. He’s my Creator, Savior, and Sustainer, and because of that, I owe Him everything.
You probably also know that I don’t like to leave my faith at the church steps when I leave Sunday afternoon. Though I’m by no means perfect, I strive to apply my faith to every aspect of my life, from my interactions with others to how I spend my free time.
Friends
I don’t talk a whole lot about them on the blog, but I have some great friends. I’m at a time in my life where I don’t have as many friends as I’ve had before, but the ones that I have are deep ones. I’m thankful they put up with my quirkiness (really, you don’t see half of it on the blog) and that they’re willing to share life with me. Without my friends, I’d probably be a hermitress, so I definitely owe them for that.
Words
So, one of my words is “words.” Quite circular, no? I really do like words…when I write a blog post I sometimes spend several minutes agonizing over the just right word. For me, it’s not about picking out the biggest word, it’s about picking the most accurate word. I try to leave no room for interpretation so that I’m not misunderstood. Come to think about it, this might also contribute to my disinterest in poetry…so often the words can be taken multiple ways. I just wish that I could be as careful about my oral speech!
History
Obviously, I like history or I wouldn’t have called this blog the Ignorant Historian (though that itself is taken from the Jane Austen quote, something else I love!). I was a history major in my undergrad, and several of my favorite courses were history classes, whether at OU or at seminary.
When I was deciding on whether or not to be a history major during my junior year (my other two options I was considering were linguistics and letters–history, philosophy, and languages), I took a class in colonial South American history. That’s when I fell in love…the professor was a storyteller.
Really, that’s what history is, stories about people. I don’t get how many people *cough* my current and former roommates *cough* don’t like history. Perhaps they’ve never had a good history professor, so they’ve come to think of history as a collection of uninteresting facts. That’s not it at all!
So there are my 5 words. Now it’s your turn…would you like 5 words? Just ask in the comments, and I’ll serve you up 5 personalized words for you to ponder and write about!
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August 10th, 2009 at 7:50 am
I would like five words, please!
August 10th, 2009 at 10:29 am
fun! i’d like some words :)
August 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I love your answers to the words. It’s always nice to learn more about someone.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:49 am
You are always great about talking about all of these things. I always know what is important to you!
August 10th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Just a comment on the history part. I only like certain histories. I hate (unfortunately) American history! I love Ancient history and much European history (even though I had a horribly European history teacher in high school). Love your thoughts! I’ll take five words :-)
August 10th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
That is pretty awesome! She did a great job of picking out words for you. I enjoyed reading it. I would love 5 words!
August 10th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I’ll take 5 words please (I do hope you haven’t run out).
August 10th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
those are perfect words for you. i am like you, i am fascinated with history, peoples lives, which is why ( i know its weird) but i love visiting cemetaries. not in some “i’m dark” kind of way, but old cemetaries tell the most interesting stories.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I’m in (assuming you give me five good words of course).
August 11th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I’m visiting you for the first time, but I would LOVE to play! How fun!
August 13th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I’ll take five words, although it will probably be next week before I get to them.
August 14th, 2009 at 12:02 am
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August 15th, 2009 at 12:10 am
I’ll play if it’s not too late :)