One of my goals with this blog is for it to be a place where you feel at home. I love the idea of us hanging out on the porch in the rocking chairs, chatting it up! Wouldn’t that be great? The best place for this type of interaction to happen is through your sweet comments. I love to hear from you! And, when you comment, it gives others a chance to meet you and find their way to your blog. Here are a few comments from some great chats over the past couple of weeks:
{Me? Super mom? Oh, I only wish that were true! But I love your heart for saying so friend!}
{Danielle has been walking with me through the Grace Notes journey. I am so grateful for her encouragement!}
Learning about engagement and hiding from my kids:
{This comment made me laugh! But in a good “I’m so not alone kind of way”…. }
Relevant 11…So I bought a ticket:
{I love your honesty and your heart girl! And I can’t wait to meet you at Relevant!}
{Actually, the comments on this post about Relevant 11 were very real and one of the reasons why I am looking forward to next October! I think there are still a few tickets left! Click here for more information!}
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Do you comment often on blogs? Or are you a lurker who loves to hide in the shadows? Do you respond to all the comments on your own blog? I’d love to know your thoughts! So please…leave a comment!
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to start highlighting my commenters, and I LOVE this post! Would you mind if I do something similar?
Go for it Ashley! Let me know when you post it!
I try to comment whenever I can! I also try to reply to comments if they have an email to repsond to. This is a great post! What a fun way to recognize those who comment!!
I love when I get a response to a comment I have made! It makes me glad I took the time to share my thoughts and it builds community – makes me want to go back to that blog again! Thanks for stopping by Jenilee! (so need to check out your Homeschool Journal! On my way to your place now!)
I’m mostly a lurker and I usually respond to comments on my blog.
Hey Fitnesss Pal! So, my question is – what blog do you most often comment on?? Are there any that make you want to “come out of the shadows?” And why?
P.S. Thanks for commenting here!!!
I am both :). When I cannot find anything intelligent to say, I stay a lurker. When something just really tugs at me to comment and write and I know I can do it without embarrassment to myself then I am a commenter :P.
I have totally hit “publish” and thought – “Oh man, why did I say that???” And see – here, your comment was perfect and 2 🙂 made me 🙂 too!
Now, this…THIS is a beautiful way to approach comments and the encouragement they bring. YOU remind me of Holley Gerth…both of you could have PhD’s in encouraging words!
How much do we adore that Holley Gerth? I really want to be just like her when I grow up! Thanks for stopping by and saying such beautiful things!
I do like to comment, and I like to respond– I’m just a chatty girl, I guess, but that’s part of the fun of blogging, too. Great post!!
I think I qualify as a chatty girl too Heidi! So glad you stopped by today!
and you made me cry again ….
must be early menopause 😉
Love commenting, and reading comments…but I am not always good at getting back to those who comment! Thanks for the encouragement!!!!!
I always look forward to what God puts on your heart! Thanks for being here today!
I love that sense of community you feel when someone hits on something the Lord has been talking to you about already, or something dear to your heart, or just something that strikes your fancy. Comments on my blog just remind me that I do have a tiny voice in this big bad world, and someone is listening. They make my day, especially when there is a “connection”.
Yes, comments build community! I love that! I think it is nice too, when you read something that touches your heart to say so! It does bring encouragement – and might be just what the writer needed to hear – or another reader for that matter!
Thanks for sharing your heart today!