The other day I complimented someone on his story-telling ability.
Anyhow. I told him he was a master wordsmith. Well, I might have phrased it more like, "hey, um, you're, like, really good at... words... and stuff."
He grinned humbly and replied, eyes-twinkling, "well I was a lawyer."
I laugh. Of COURSE he was a lawyer.
I ask if he writes. I hope he has books. Or a blog.
He says no. He says he's too afraid to write.
So I resolve to write poorly and despite my own fear and lack of skill and time and patience and knowledge. I do like my own true stories and who else can tell them? Maybe if I tell mine others will feel more comfortable telling theirs.
I'm always amazed at this...how some people are SO GOOD at things I can't even fathom doing...like writing songs/music. Even the thought of writing a song (from scratch...I like to parody them all the time!) is completely overwhelming to me and I can't imagine doing it. But I know that a lot of the stuff I do seems hard to other people. I love to see all our different giftings!
Also, I do love to read your stories :) I don't always comment but you can be pretty sure I've read them all (at some point). You're in my google reader!