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It's been over a month since I've
blogged about anything! Since the last couple of weeks of October, a
great deal of my free time has been combating spammers. LegendFire has
been invaded, and I've been turning over options to keep them out. The
trolls in the basement seem to have eaten their fill and are fast
asleep, which lets the rest of the spammers through. My Anti-Spammer
Sword of Doom is well-honed, yes, but my sword arm is getting tired.
Even the Forum Leaders with their Anti-Spammer Laser Pistols are getting
miffed by the influx of these creeps. Despite all our magical wards,
these spammers must be wearing amulets that let them pass through. We're
going to have to consider thickening the outer wall. Anything to make
it comfortable and inviting for the members. If they only knew ...
On
a more positive note, some of my usual blogging time has been used to
resume correspondence with someone who might as well be called a writing
pen pal. Though pens are no longer used to write letters, it seems. I
"met"
Martin through
Hatrack several years ago, and while he was helpful in pointing me in
new directions for my writing, it's been most rewarding to discuss
writing and publishing with him on a more detailed level than I can with
most of the members at LF. Our recent discussions have provided some
writing-related material to blog about, so if these spammers are soon
under control, I'll have some new things to post.
In the
meantime, the study on Acts concluded last week. It was a great success.
One of our members who has been a Christ-follower for only a few years
confirmed my hopes when she said that she hugely appreciated this study
b/c the Bible stopped being a collection of random, helter-skelter
verses and finally became a whole, a story, a history told from
beginning to end. I was thrilled. Reading Acts years ago also helped my
husband come to the same conclusion, and he was raised with those random
verses being shoveled down his throat. I remember, when Acts changed
his view of God's Word, everything changed. His outlook, our marriage,
his relationship with God and his coworkers. It was amazing.
So now, a break, in which I shall begin reading
Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge, and dive back into writing. I'm ecstatic.
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