I think both of you made good points, and do a great job of connecting with your readers.

I do have to say, though, that I don’t really feel treated unfairly just because I don’t get paid for writing, or don’t have a huge base of readers. After all, maybe I’m just not that good.

One does have to consider that.

But I am blessed to be able to write in this medium, and have anyone read it at all. The few readers who visit are nothing if not loyal and communicative. If I have fifty people stop by in a day, five or six of them usually leave a comment. Even though my numbers aren’t large, I think I am blessed to have so many people visit who want to interact with me. That makes it all worth it. Blogging relieves my itch to write, and I get that itch often.

I am glad both of you are writing, and I am glad I get to read it. I will always visit so long as you do. And if I can, I will support you. Maybe not regularly, but when you sell such an item as “A Christmas Story You Have Never Heard”, I’ll buy it gladly.

Good hope on you both.

I don’t think a day goes by I’m not grateful and humbled I was given an opportunity to get a paycheque for doing something I love.

I need to write, I can’t imagine what life would be like without the opportunity. I need the discipline, the stimulation, the challenge, the creativity and the joy. The computer, the blog, the internet, other bloggers and readers are gifts.

And now I am thankful I have the opportunity to write just for the fun of it and get to listen to and interact with others here at BDBO. I don’t ever want to take this gift for granted.

Blogging attacts want to be professional writers. And it attracts professional writers. It’s a communicative medium. It makes sense to me ministers tend to embrace it.
Life is not fair. I understand this isn’t about entitlement, it’s about taking calculated risks and feeding your family.
Blog on!

I’m trying to see this as an opportunity and not an entitlement. No writer is entitled to money. All you can do is dedicate yourself to this incredibly demanding and emotionally difficult craft, put your work out there and give it a try.

But if there is a legitimate way that you can bring in a little money, then that seems okay. So thanks for the encouragement. And I’ll take all the prayers from you and your rock that I can get.