Maybe you have bemoaned the so-called lost art of letter or note. Well don’t despair; there is still a place for the encouragers pen. Jennifer Dierking had always written notes but drifted away from the practice until a near fatal accident birthed the gift within her once more.
Jennifer sent a note to the singer/songwriter whose song sustained her while on a ventilator fighting for life, and in the painful weeks of rehabilitation that followed. God allowed the note to reach the songwriter at a time of crisis in his life, as he later shared with Jennifer.
His response to her caused the note writing spark to grow into a gleaming conviction of God’s purpose for her life. In fact, Jennifer describes her notes as,”equivalent to offering a cup of cold water to someone who may need it.”
She also believes notes are of inestimable value because “they satisfy a universal longing to be appreciated.”
This priceless treasury contains notes first of all to help us break away from excuses that keep us from using our written words to encourage others. Next, we are given a whole range of people to whom we may send a note and last, a writing prompt to help us figure out what to write. Notes: Writing to Encourage Others is a perfect example of God using all the gifts to build and bind his family together.
Mother, wife, freelance writer, editor, and consultant for the University of South Alabama’s Center for Healthy Communities, Jennifer Dierking resides in Mobile Alabama. Notes is a publication of Evergreen Press, Mobile Alabama.
Jennifer was interviewed at ICRS 2015 by WIN reporter Lauren E. Myers.
No comments:
Post a Comment