Writing From Challenging Times
by Tim Suddeth @TimSuddeth Last month, I wrote about the different means available to us for telling a story. My post last month is How Can I Tell My Story? This time, I want to look at sharing a story that comes from pain, from the heartbreaks in our lives. Whether it�s Alzheimer�s, divorce, loss of a loved one, etc., life is full of times that challenge us. And it is often these stories that we feel compelled to share. But it hurts. So, we are often reluctant to go there. Where it�s tender and the tears await us. I see this when I look at blogs about families with special needs children. Many of these websites are what we called orphans, sites with only a couple of posts from long ago. One of these blogs is my own, Started In NC. It was supposed to be about our family and the struggles and joys of having a child with autism. There�s only a handful of posts from several years ago. When the struggle is so big that it consumes your life, it�s hard to find the strength to post with any c...