tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post368814996459914837..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: MotivationLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17325783061662669792011-01-11T21:09:28.828-05:002011-01-11T21:09:28.828-05:00It always hurts at the time doesn't it, Rick. ...It always hurts at the time doesn't it, Rick. Like taking off a bandage to expose the infection beneath. But so beneficial when all that yuck can be washed out and removed. <br /><br />Andy Stanley has some great things to say. I really like This Present Darkness by Peretti as well, it still remains my favorite of his. Just gave me a different perspective on spiritual warfare.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13789227101044657322011-01-10T08:56:36.948-05:002011-01-10T08:56:36.948-05:00Great post, Lisa! We just finished a series at JLM...Great post, Lisa! We just finished a series at JLM called "The Heart of..." and definitely got into that painful place of soul-searching and examining our motivations. Some books, fiction and non-fiction, that I can recall helping me in this area:<br />"It Came from Within" by Andy Stanley, highly recommended. Frank Peretti's characters often did this heart searching that Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833756859648561368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13408307871258383402011-01-06T22:44:09.970-05:002011-01-06T22:44:09.970-05:00Just depends on what you're thinking about Rut...Just depends on what you're thinking about Ruthy!<br /><br />I know there were lots of books I read as a kid that shaped me. Anne of Green Gables is one. Taught me about attitude and reinforced my appreciation of imagination. Along with Little Women, I think it may also have been my first inspiration for writing. I wanted to be like Anne And Jo.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45953120244015093612011-01-06T18:47:58.199-05:002011-01-06T18:47:58.199-05:00This is a great post. Thought-provoking and it'...This is a great post. Thought-provoking and it's got me thinking...<br /><br />Which was the point, right?<br /><br />I love books that stir my soul. That tweak my conscience. And I'm going to name a childhood book that changed my life, my outlook, my goals. Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, the story of a little girl who had to change with the times, then realized she liked Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78505736861929056002011-01-06T07:19:51.970-05:002011-01-06T07:19:51.970-05:00Thanks, Suzie. I'm going to look it up. Sounds...Thanks, Suzie. I'm going to look it up. Sounds like it was a realistic representation of what it's like to be imperfect and yet try to share with people a perfect God.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35692511460679581832011-01-05T22:34:46.344-05:002011-01-05T22:34:46.344-05:00Lisa, I think it might be called Justifiable Means...Lisa, I think it might be called Justifiable Means.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54357962404483327762011-01-05T22:34:43.898-05:002011-01-05T22:34:43.898-05:00Lisa, I think it might be called Justifiable Means...Lisa, I think it might be called Justifiable Means.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24649255962985261412011-01-05T22:17:08.195-05:002011-01-05T22:17:08.195-05:00Great description, Deb. Glad I'm not alone!Great description, Deb. Glad I'm not alone!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61046052443595233802011-01-05T22:16:32.395-05:002011-01-05T22:16:32.395-05:00Suzie, what book was that? It sounds awesome.
I&#...Suzie, what book was that? It sounds awesome.<br /><br />I'm like you in that I read based on my mood. Sometimes I crave something deep and soul stirring, other times, I just want to giggle.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40179993673343897562011-01-05T21:26:40.193-05:002011-01-05T21:26:40.193-05:00yup me too.
Reverse snobbery.
Is that called loo...yup me too. <br />Reverse snobbery. <br />Is that called looking UP your nose at someone?Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-79828950818687259482011-01-05T21:16:41.797-05:002011-01-05T21:16:41.797-05:00Lisa, I thought of a book I listened to on audiboo...Lisa, I thought of a book I listened to on audibook recently, that touched me and made me want to be bolder in my witnessing to others. The book was by Terri Blackstock. She took a woman, the heroine, and put her in a situation ewhere she did something very wrong for a valid reason. (I really like when the heroes in Christian books are far from perfect) The heroine actually <i>went to jail</i> Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73839333930672327452011-01-05T20:41:54.900-05:002011-01-05T20:41:54.900-05:00Ohhh, Lisa, like Cheryl, I love the way you worked...Ohhh, Lisa, like Cheryl, I love the way you worked this around into a devotional. I love fiction that motivates me to strive to be a better person. I also love fiction that isn't that deep and just makes me feel good. I often alternate between the two. <br /><br />On the issue of the villian, you are so right. We need some glimpse into 'why'. I even think if there's something Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33688102799616799522011-01-05T15:00:03.213-05:002011-01-05T15:00:03.213-05:00Ooh, hitting me where I live, Gina! I'm all to...Ooh, hitting me where I live, Gina! I'm all too often guilty of reverse snobbery when I'm with something like that. <br /><br />I guess that's why Jesus warned about specks in other people's eyes, when we have beams in our own.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45794883388534828162011-01-05T13:51:02.666-05:002011-01-05T13:51:02.666-05:00Fiction books that impacted the way I view myself ...Fiction books that impacted the way I view myself or the world...hmm?<br /><br />This was difficult for me.<br /><br />After reading Angel's Den by Jamie Carie, I realized how little I think about the burden's another person might have because I've made assumptions based on external appearance or behavoir. The heroine was a beautiful, wealthy woman being emotional, physically abused Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-67018155308914862232011-01-05T13:07:03.902-05:002011-01-05T13:07:03.902-05:00Yeah, Susie I don't think all stories do that....Yeah, Susie I don't think all stories do that. And that's okay. Sometimes I just want to be entertained. But it's the ones that effect me on an emotional level that stay on my keeper shelf.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25808663008824769332011-01-05T12:37:34.104-05:002011-01-05T12:37:34.104-05:00Great post, Lisa. Challenging. It's making me ...Great post, Lisa. Challenging. It's making me re-examine my characters and My Character, too.<br /><br />I guess I need to check out some of these books because most of the fiction I've read lately hasn't motivated me in this way. But I always appreciate it and cherish it when fiction challenges how I view myself, God, and the world.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29552428340875967862011-01-05T11:17:29.808-05:002011-01-05T11:17:29.808-05:00I'm looking forward to Jewel of Persia too. I ...I'm looking forward to Jewel of Persia too. I need to order A Stray Drop too, where have my priorities been!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35986659116515291422011-01-05T11:16:28.625-05:002011-01-05T11:16:28.625-05:00Thanks, Cheryl. That comment made my day. I think ...Thanks, Cheryl. That comment made my day. I think sometimes fiction has way more to teach us than we realize. Especially really good fiction.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17862318310821445482011-01-05T11:14:25.655-05:002011-01-05T11:14:25.655-05:00Deb, maybe you weren't quite ready to be prune...Deb, maybe you weren't quite ready to be pruned again. It's such a painful process, even when we know it's good for us.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81482754905514064402011-01-05T11:13:45.149-05:002011-01-05T11:13:45.149-05:00Dina, if I recall correctly you hadn't read an...Dina, if I recall correctly you hadn't read any Karen Kingsbury until lately. I'll admit I've only read one but it was excellent. Anyway, isn't it cool the way God puts the right book in front of us at the right moment.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to your post already!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28053402223102963322011-01-05T10:03:24.276-05:002011-01-05T10:03:24.276-05:00Deb, I'm reading Quaker Summer right now!!!! I...Deb, I'm reading Quaker Summer right now!!!! I just didn't want to give away too much about my Monday post. And The Passion of Mary-Margaret was the same. <br /><br />I know I harp on this a lot, but I learn so much from Roseanna White's books too. Her Jewel of Persia is now available in ebook version and the print version for preorder. I think it takes such a wonderful rounded look Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-87307864226617781642011-01-05T09:52:28.890-05:002011-01-05T09:52:28.890-05:00Cheryl, we "heart" you, y'know...Cheryl, we "heart" you, y'know...Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-77926971932122150952011-01-05T09:10:41.051-05:002011-01-05T09:10:41.051-05:00Lisa, this post has so many layers to it that I...Lisa, this post has so many layers to it that I'm going to be thinking about it all day long.<br /><br />I love how you started with "motivation" relating to the writing life and flipped it into a soul searching devotional.<br /><br />You just changed the way I'm going to "read" this year!Cheryl Klarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633250643087095689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-88492987669437306412011-01-05T09:10:05.023-05:002011-01-05T09:10:05.023-05:00Lisa, you're an excellent writer.
Boy, I don&...Lisa, you're an excellent writer.<br /><br />Boy, I don't want to examine my motivations. Ouch. Too many things are done without the heart behind them.<br /><br />The last book that really knocked my complacency around was Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson. Ouch. I highly recommend that one. I haven't read any of her later releases...hmmmm. I wonder why.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46988858565763994912011-01-05T08:48:03.137-05:002011-01-05T08:48:03.137-05:00Lisa, you mentioned a few things here that relate ...Lisa, you mentioned a few things here that relate to ideas I've been working on for some of my upcoming posts. <br /><br />1) How I often do the right thing but with the wrong thoughts and attitudes and how I'm working on getting past that. <br /><br />2) How I love for a novel to teach me and change me. I've been most changed lately by a Karen Kingsbury novel. I plan to write a Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com