the blog post heard
‘round the world! By Sue Cramer
My sweet friend Denise (co-editor of this magazine) has been a writer since she was a little girl, even if she didn’t know it. When my husband pastored a church in our community she was our chief letter-writing encourager. We smiled every time a letter from Denise arrived. The enveloped itself was peppered with kind words and fun scribbles which invited us to open up and read the hand-written message inside. She always filled her letters with fun anecdotes and compliments about a message he’d preached or an event she’d enjoyed with her ever growing family. She and I worked together to create a church newsletter and spent hours drinking coffee and pounding out the River of Life news each month. Years later I started a blog and just knew that Denise needed to start one too. She has a fun voice and the world was sure to love her! Fast forward a couple years and her blog has an average of 100-120 hits per post which is excellent in the competitive noisy world of blogging. Until. She blogged about Dave Ramsey. Not JUST about Dave Ramsey but about how much she DISliked Dave Ramsey. Well, dear Dave caught wind of it, tweeted and shared it with his readers and that day she had over 82,000
hits on her blog!
Not JUST about Dave Ramsey but about how much she DISliked Dave Ramsey.
I’m thrilled that so many were able to enjoy her blog...I hope they come back because it is fantastic! Seriously (if I were Southern, I’d throw a “ya’ll” in here for good measure)...this blog is fun! The stories of her smalltown, country life with four boys will floor you. From snakes to raccoons to paint spilled in the kitchen that became an impromptu party for the Dykstra boys. I will not even blink if she is asked to do a reality show someday. Not. Even. Blink. I keep waiting for the call (insert another ya’ll). Until then, you will have to read about their escapades...and please do. www.DeniseDykstra.com Turn the page for the exact blog post heard ‘round the world…
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Praise and Coffee | Winter 2013