My daughter texted me the other day and said "Dad your blog has been
silent lately. I like reading your thoughts." Well there's two reasons
for that.
1 - I am responsible for maintaining a blog called the PNG Experience
which catalogs stories of ministry in PNG. And until recently I thought
IFTTT was linking it to my blog.
and
2 - For nearly 4 years now I've been in a leadership position of some
type and most of the things I spend my time on, are not for public
consumption. Usually they are sensitive issues that require a modicum
of confidentiality and respect.
My major role is being responsible for communication and as such, my own
communication should be responsible and well thought out. Which is sort
of the antithesis of my blog. My blog was always me just sharing what
was on my heart at the time, and not always well thought out.
Each time I've come to write something I have these thoughts:
-Should I be sharing this?
-Does anyone read my blog anymore? Maybe I should just put it on Facebook?
-But I don't really like Facebook.
-Meh, it's probably better to just say nothing at this juncture and see
how it pans out.
So while my blog may be more boring than it once was, maybe mark it as a
sign of maturity? Some people used to say 'you have too much time on
your hands.' I mean, I wrote a book, only people who have a ton of time
can afford to write a book!
The truth is, yeah I've been busy doing things I can't really publicize
until it's time to publicize them, but even then, I choose not to
because it's not about me, it's about God through me.
I'm afraid, I have in fact, become, dull. I mean my life isn't dull,
but what I can share about each of my days is limited and thus, dull.
I'm okay with that.
So for those of you who wondered why my blog got quiet, this is the main
reason. I take my job very seriously, I take confidentiality seriously,
and I haven't really found the time to parse through the parts of my day
I can share. I think, maybe, my blog is dying if it isn't already dead.
I would highly recommend reading the PNG Experience, though I'm rarely
an author there.
https://thepngexperience.wordpress.com/
