Blogroll

What I want more than anything is to encourage a community of writing, thought, and fresh ideas in a society obsessed with rehashing. However, I, perhaps more than anybody, understand the importance of influence in the development of those things. This is a list of blogs that I keep up with that I think are worth your time. If you have something that you’d like to see added here, be it your own or one that you read, please please let me know, because I’d love to check it out! All you have to do is email a link to me at hjbarber@gmail.com.

Blogs to Read:

Whit Stiles
That feeling that you get in the pit of your stomach when you’re experiencing something that you know is true, honest, and beautiful is how you feel when reading Whit’s words. He is a musician, writer, husband, and soon-to-be-father, and what he has to say is worth your reading.

Don Miller
The author of Blue Like Jazz and Through Painted Deserts, both amazingly influential for me, keeps an almost daily blog of his thoughts. He is full of insight, originality, and the same stuff coffee has in the morning. He’s the kind of man you read and want to sit down and talk with.

Lousie Jaques
Reading this 20-year-old Sydneyian’s words make you want to sit in an old, comfortable chair in a cozy room lit by lamps, crack the spine of a worn piece of literature, and envelop yourself with the beauty of words. She writes poetry, book reviews, ponderings at bus stops, a “currently reading” list and insightful blog entries about why I’d like to visit Sydney.

Jill’s Reading
When she started her blog, she hadn’t read a single piece of classic literature. So she has been blogging her way through the journey one work at a time. She has suggested reading, a “favorites” list, and an impressive amount of reviews with no signs of slowing down. Wanting to get into reading? Click that link and start anywhere.

Some fellow #postaweek2012 people to check out/ check up on:

Hannah Stuart
Laura Kemp

 

Adoption:

I have some dear friends either are in the process of or have recently completed adopting children, two of them from China! We are lucky enough to have blogs chronicling their prayer and physical needs, as well as the processes they are undergoing to get ready for this awesome thing. Read their stories and if you have the means and the calling, they all have links to Paypal accounts where you can help support them.

The Woods
The Scotts (*this one has been in the process for 7 YEARS. They just recently took home their baby girl, Salem. Come on, now.)
The Wileys