tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post3077113986991376024..comments2024-03-28T02:13:42.262-07:00Comments on Wendy Paine Miller: Collecting StoriesWendy Paine Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123871938365782734noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-22515855210354833582012-08-14T08:07:12.861-07:002012-08-14T08:07:12.861-07:00This is a great idea. I love reading words on a pa...This is a great idea. I love reading words on a page so I guess, reading is where I fell in love with writing. I don't know for sure but it's one of the many factors that I got me to love writing. Livia Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059335917756643684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-39794747980258569322012-08-13T18:42:50.804-07:002012-08-13T18:42:50.804-07:00I also have a modest collection of Willow Tree fig...I also have a modest collection of Willow Tree figurines. Wisdom (a girl reading a book) sits next to my desk lamp. :)<br /><br />Reading came first with me as well. It's where I fell in love with words and stories.<br /><br />Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-41897568338003144952012-08-13T15:17:55.600-07:002012-08-13T15:17:55.600-07:00I also like the idea of collecting blue glass. My ...I also like the idea of collecting blue glass. My husband's aunt does this. I keep my eye out.Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-8456246116063712402012-08-13T15:17:09.734-07:002012-08-13T15:17:09.734-07:00Ha, love it...napkins. Makes sense though. My youn...Ha, love it...napkins. Makes sense though. My youngest has gotten into a habit of collecting paper towels. Yep. I'm so proud.<br />Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-7622095964389577082012-08-13T15:16:13.385-07:002012-08-13T15:16:13.385-07:00I agree about the non-cluttering kind. My kids are...I agree about the non-cluttering kind. My kids are funny what they'll bring into our home.Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-36734166967066733302012-08-13T15:15:26.188-07:002012-08-13T15:15:26.188-07:00They really all could grab hands and start singing...They really all could grab hands and start singing, "I'd like to buy the world a Coke" like that commercial from the 80s...those characters--all connected in the noggin.Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-30785595442454696912012-08-13T15:14:23.621-07:002012-08-13T15:14:23.621-07:00Bono sings, "Every poet is a thief." I t...Bono sings, "Every poet is a thief." I think we all snatch bits and pieces and create our own stories. Make sense?<br /><br />But I can be freakish about being original even when I know I've been absorbing since childhood.Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-18847617195471962452012-08-13T15:12:58.179-07:002012-08-13T15:12:58.179-07:00Thanks Jessica. It all began with Frog and Toad fo...Thanks Jessica. It all began with Frog and Toad for me. Then later A Wrinle in Time...then it got all mangled together in one big pile in my brain.<br />Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-55612491760083098772012-08-13T15:11:58.425-07:002012-08-13T15:11:58.425-07:00I like the whole mysterious bit with Shoeless Joe ...I like the whole mysterious bit with Shoeless Joe and then his dad. I think we all have our Field of Dreams...Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-60622991501240208742012-08-13T15:11:01.096-07:002012-08-13T15:11:01.096-07:00I've run out of places to put all mine.I've run out of places to put all mine.Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-91802709672123078032012-08-13T15:10:23.380-07:002012-08-13T15:10:23.380-07:00My first comment down there was for you, Anne. Not...My first comment down there was for you, Anne. Not sure how I goofed that. Wendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-28865909685337879602012-08-13T15:09:24.266-07:002012-08-13T15:09:24.266-07:00Sometimes it becomes so clear how much I've ca...Sometimes it becomes so clear how much I've carried certain stories with me--how strongly I've let certain characters in.<br /><br />And yep, I could easily become a book collector.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-79634757434504124502012-08-13T11:28:26.245-07:002012-08-13T11:28:26.245-07:00Wendy,
I think this very reason - collecting stor...Wendy,<br /><br />I think this very reason - collecting stories/thoughts/special moments - is why I finally began to love blogging. My blog has become a tangible library of some of the wonderful "little tales" God has whispered to me, either through His Word, through the lives of other people, or through books and movies I enjoy. Wonderful post.<br /><br />I collect blue glass stuff now, but I used to collect napkins, too, like Jennifer! I grew up on the mission field and party napkins of any kind were quite a treat and had to be special ordered, shipped, etc. I still have my scrapbook of napkins. Yikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-85077717476254288712012-08-13T09:28:47.214-07:002012-08-13T09:28:47.214-07:00I used to collect napkins as a child. I picked one...I used to collect napkins as a child. I picked one up from every baby shower, wedding, anniversary celebration, birthday party, etc. I don't collect a lot of things now, but my mother gives me a little Easter figurine every spring. I like that growing collection quite a bit, because I know that each piece was selected just for us . Jennifer @ JenniferDukesLee.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934656581948719407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-60428503941477929662012-08-13T08:47:38.237-07:002012-08-13T08:47:38.237-07:00I don't collect anything physical, either. I u...I don't collect anything physical, either. I used to be a great collector in my younger days -- figurines and dolls and other junk. :) I love the idea of collecting stories. I like the collections that don't add to the clutter of my house! :DA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-85388182805708502222012-08-13T07:42:08.478-07:002012-08-13T07:42:08.478-07:00If my brain were a book shelf, it would be one of ...If my brain were a book shelf, it would be one of those over-stuffed, under organized kinds! I think it's funny when I'm deeply entrenched in the story I'm writing and all of a sudden my mind is walking off, hand in hand, with another character, in another story, in a different time period...Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-5965695158400934642012-08-13T07:04:09.844-07:002012-08-13T07:04:09.844-07:00If you build it, they will come- LOVE IT!
I have ...If you build it, they will come- LOVE IT!<br /><br />I have a huge library in my head. Even as a kid I loved to make up stories from various pieces of songs or books. TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-15863711777004365792012-08-13T06:54:37.265-07:002012-08-13T06:54:37.265-07:00What a beautiful post! So funny, but I was just th...What a beautiful post! So funny, but I was just thinking yesterday how I'm a reader first. Before I wrote anything, I was reading, reading, reading (Babysitter's Club anyone? lol)<br />I LOVE this post. Great way to say it, Wendy, as usual. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-71285315492642070652012-08-13T06:40:05.174-07:002012-08-13T06:40:05.174-07:00I love this, the idea of collecting things in my m...I love this, the idea of collecting things in my mind--stories, memories impressions. Very cool. <br /><br />Also, kudos on the Field of Dreams quote. The Iowan in me appreciates the reference. (Though, I have to admit--I've lived in Iowa all my life and only recently actually saw the Field of Dreams site!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-20037383288926156822012-08-13T05:57:03.837-07:002012-08-13T05:57:03.837-07:00What a cool idea, Wendy. I've read more storie...What a cool idea, Wendy. I've read more stories than I can count, and so many pieces of each one float around in my brain too. And I collect Willow Tree figurines! I have quite a few but still have a lot left to get. :)Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-63173170904281180782012-08-13T04:58:30.826-07:002012-08-13T04:58:30.826-07:00I love the idea of collecting a library inside you...I love the idea of collecting a library inside your head! In my younger years, I collected Precious Moments figurines. I still can't get rid of them because I'm a sentimental collector--each one represents a special event or person. Now, I collect books in the same way. Not rare or valuable ones, but ones that mean something to me, that touch me in a special way and make me want to share them with others. (Even if I give a title away, I usually try to replace it!) But like you, I also collect stories, current and past, marveling at how God grace and mercy in some aspect of every single one. Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.com