Storytelling Post at Dragonfly Musings February 4, 2012
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Had a great time last night telling stories at Lewis & Clark Elementary for their Reading Adventure Night…details HERE.
Living out a dream… February 2, 2012
Posted by erichaynes in Adventures in Storytelling, General, Spiritual Journey, Stories of MyLife.Tags: God, Journey, purpose, Spiritual Journey, Stories of MyLife, Storytelling
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Once upon a time, there was a balding, middle-aged man who was trying to decide how he was going to act out his mid-life crisis…would he get a hot car, a hot babe, or just drink beer all day, every day, until he had a nice big belly to keep him company? After contemplating this for about 2 seconds, he decided NOT to have a mid-life crisis after all.
Instead, he decided to join the staff of a less-than-conventional-organization (sometimes referred to as Shoal Creek Community Church) and direct efforts in serving children and families in the Northland of Kansas City. For the past year, he (that is, I) has been having a blast strategizing, planning and implementing exciting new experiences for families and children to encounter God in their daily lives. This adventure continues with some amazing plans and activities in the coming year.
But another dream has been brewing inside of him (me) that took a big step forward this past month — the dream to become a Storyteller. Why? Well, for several reasons, the least of which is because it is simply amazingly fun to tell stories to kids and adults, whether they are fables, riddles, tall tales, or bible stories. But more importantly, our lives are woven in Story, whether it is the stories with which we entertain ourselves, or with which we frighten ourselves, or the stories that give us Hope. Our very lives are stories in the making and, each of us, in our unique way, are storytellers. And most importantly, we are woven into the Greater Story of our Creator, who is constantly writing His Story of Redemption and Glory through our lives.
I want to live and learn the art of story, and share those stories to this generation and the next. And I want to reach those families who never walk inside a church, or look beyond the television sets, or have simply lost hope that there can be any value in the story being woven within them. And so today I launched Dragonfly Musings, a new website where stories can be discovered, where a storyteller can be commissioned, and where God’s Story can extend beyond the walls of a church building. I hope you’ll drop by and share some stories of your own.
(And if you want to know why “dragonfly”, then click HERE.)
