tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post4157149826453581962..comments2023-11-20T00:39:08.642-08:00Comments on Love Inspired: A Story for Every Reader: Showers of InspirationPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-37225086945332672522018-09-27T15:54:01.448-07:002018-09-27T15:54:01.448-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-4275984091982560172018-09-27T15:53:46.421-07:002018-09-27T15:53:46.421-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-87429193377155577432018-09-21T08:07:08.949-07:002018-09-21T08:07:08.949-07:00Yes!! I know better than to drift off without gett...Yes!! I know better than to drift off without getting up to jot it down because I NEVER remember it in the morning--no matter how sure I am that I will! And yet--that's all too often what I do, and then I spend half the next day frustrated trying to jog my memory. <br />Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-48251303953924415562018-09-18T12:56:28.421-07:002018-09-18T12:56:28.421-07:00Great post, Laurel! Inspiration is such a funny th...Great post, Laurel! Inspiration is such a funny thing. The worst for me is when I have a brilliant idea just as I'm drifting off to sleep...and then I can't remember it when I wake up in the morning. Blessings!BelleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053178413674411382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-8741177467470805702018-09-17T17:06:56.846-07:002018-09-17T17:06:56.846-07:00Wow--Christa--that sounds like some serious traffi...Wow--Christa--that sounds like some serious traffic on your home commute! But at least you have plenty of time to come up with story ideas!Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-43917534409905044272018-09-17T15:39:10.288-07:002018-09-17T15:39:10.288-07:00I'm right with you! I can't seem to get in...I'm right with you! I can't seem to get into the writing sometimes unless I'm away from the computer. Often I get ideas when I'm driving to or from work, which can be 15 mins there and up to 45 mins coming home.Christa Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733805811996886918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-61133798547226023862018-09-17T11:47:50.020-07:002018-09-17T11:47:50.020-07:00Driving! I forgot about driving. Virginia--the sam...Driving! I forgot about driving. Virginia--the same thing happens to me. I usually have my twelve year old daughter riding shotgun, and she's so used to jotting down notes for me that she doesn't even ask questions any more--she just scribbles down whatever crazy thing I say with no comment. :)Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-5639021449242437632018-09-17T11:05:13.826-07:002018-09-17T11:05:13.826-07:00I’m right there with you, Laurel. I usually get my...I’m right there with you, Laurel. I usually get my best inspiration while driving. So if you see some crazy person pull to the side if the road to jot down some notes, it’s me! Lol. J/k I use the recorder on my phone. Great post! Virginia Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339143922770800249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-36671948533921281962018-09-17T08:54:03.541-07:002018-09-17T08:54:03.541-07:00LOL, so true--I always have a notebook in my purse...LOL, so true--I always have a notebook in my purse, Alla--and I love the adjective "spoiled"! Inspiration does seem pretty capricious sometimes!Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-75633934321633743132018-09-17T08:12:25.926-07:002018-09-17T08:12:25.926-07:00I so agree with you Laurel! You nailed it about th...I so agree with you Laurel! You nailed it about this elusive, spoiled, unpredictable inspiration thing. You give her all the conveniences of a dedicated writing space, but it pops into your head when you least expected, and - worst of all - have no means to write it down. But still, we love it when it pops. Let it appear anywhere, we'll welcome it. I carry a notebook with me and have one on my nightstand. The key here I think is to keep that scene in mind and go over it wherever we are - in a ckeck-out line, waiting in the doctor's office, sitting in traffic. Fresh places bring fresh inspiration. Especially shower. Doesn't get fresher than that!Allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579521585846672077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-81582655247813144512018-09-17T07:45:19.408-07:002018-09-17T07:45:19.408-07:00That's a great idea--and I've got plenty o...That's a great idea--and I've got plenty of weeds to pull around here, too! Somehow working with our hands instead of our brains for a few minutes seems to do the trick, doesn't it?<br />And I think you're spot on about the whole "order" thing. Maybe that's why straightening up or ticking items off my filler to-do list feels so empowering!! Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-19445636239955075062018-09-17T07:39:38.820-07:002018-09-17T07:39:38.820-07:00Excellent post! And one I can well relate to. I te...Excellent post! And one I can well relate to. I tend to go outside and yank up a few weeds when my heroine refuses to play along with me. It's therapeutic to create order in the world around me if I can't create order in the world inside my head ;)Evelyn M. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427861437774125046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-64779298140112773612018-09-17T07:20:56.231-07:002018-09-17T07:20:56.231-07:00Exactly, Tracey--I have just started keeping a lis...Exactly, Tracey--I have just started keeping a list of "filler" tasks next to my computer--things that need doing so I can stay productive while waiting for the answer to a thorny writing problem. Sorting mail is one of them--as is tidying up my messy writing area! Those two things are ongoing battles in my house!!<br />Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-52034690530942404812018-09-17T07:19:03.468-07:002018-09-17T07:19:03.468-07:00Oh, Paula--I know--that awful feeling when you can...Oh, Paula--I know--that awful feeling when you can't remember the PERFECT sentence you came up with when no pencil is handy! I often am mumbling to myself when I hop out in search of something to write with--so I don't forget! The struggle is real! :) <br />Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-83878657268589216682018-09-17T07:17:28.924-07:002018-09-17T07:17:28.924-07:00Absolutely true, Christina!!
Absolutely true, Christina!!<br />Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-35172896129334879382018-09-17T07:17:12.081-07:002018-09-17T07:17:12.081-07:00Yes--and so often when we stop focusing on the pro...Yes--and so often when we stop focusing on the problem--that's when the answer comes!Laurel Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479732916775792745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-9920393506290879912018-09-17T06:41:56.314-07:002018-09-17T06:41:56.314-07:00Ohhhh I'm there right now. And I find sorting ...Ohhhh I'm there right now. And I find sorting through piles of old mail or reorganizing a space helps me to refocus. Or sometimes when I'm grocery shopping the ideas seem to come together. TraceyLyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998748869115772367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-50319653063690247532018-09-17T05:52:05.957-07:002018-09-17T05:52:05.957-07:00I write reviews, not books, but YES! In the shower...I write reviews, not books, but YES! In the shower I get this wonderful sentence to describe how good the story is or maybe gently say what I found troubling with the work! Then by the time I’m dressed again......it all is wandering around in my horrible memory! <br />Thanks for the insight. Paula Shreckhisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950258738360858885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-32937096968466289342018-09-17T05:25:41.447-07:002018-09-17T05:25:41.447-07:00Everything in life needs inspiration. Whether it&#...Everything in life needs inspiration. Whether it's <a href="http://www.111ideas.com/download-love-images-for-her/" rel="nofollow"> love </a> or any other thing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431350627384515296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945907563318808519.post-90598474846053857222018-09-17T05:22:55.132-07:002018-09-17T05:22:55.132-07:00Laurel, I've been there so many times. I love ...Laurel, I've been there so many times. I love how God gives us the answer to our problems at the most unusual of times, whether it be the shower or at the grocery store, or taking a walk. Mary Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137022593378590187noreply@blogger.com