One of *those* letters

In response to my Christmas letter, I received this from a college friend:

Your beautiful Christmas letter made me cry. I have always enjoyed your writing. I hope you are "doing something" with it.

Ahem.

I hope so, too.

(And yes, the note really included the quotation marks.)

Sometimes the best response is no response at all, right?

Comments

[Mary Beth]

I should say you are! doing something with it.

[towanda]

yeesh.

[KnittinPreacher]

I call this space something!

[God_guurrlll]

Yes indeed you are doing something with it.

[kathy a.]

writing works in mysterious ways. no need to answer the implied question, but the compliment is accurate, however phrased. :)

[Ruth Hull Chatlien]

Yes, sometimes the best response is no response at all. I always think remarks like that reveal a lot about the person who makes them.

[Magdalene]

This made me laugh out loud. I would say, you are definitely doing something with it (with or without the quotes).

(((Songbird)))

[Barbara B.]

Send her a link to your blog :)

[Joanna]

You ARE as pastor, aren't you? Writing sermons weekly as well as blogging? Duh?

[jayne]

Or, maybe she meant "DO something" (i.e. that book to write?) Funny, that was my first thought when I read her comment, as I assumed she knew about your blog etc. :c)

[Songbird]

Ah, she is not aware of the blog, especially since my old blog contains a song about the time her kids gave LP head lice. But I did feel this minimized my sermon writing. And since she's in a tradition that vehemently opposes ordination of women, that probably explains why.

[Phantom Scribbler]

Either that or she's in a tradition that vehemently opposes proper use of quotation marks.

[S.]

Laughing at Phantom's comment!

[Songbird]

Seriously!

[Jane Dark]

You could always send a photo of the letter to the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks!

Oh, g-d, it HURT just to type in that title.

[stcasserole]

Does she need to be on your card list in 2009?