My Dream

I have a dream.

Okay, maybe I shouldn’t start by stealing such a famous line, but I really do have a dream.

I envision an online writing community for our teenagers, where they post their essays, stories, poems and opinions in a caring and supportive environment. I want a place where our young people can think and then write about those thoughts.

The written word possesses the element of eternity. If you think I exaggerate, remember the Bible, which stands the test of time. Let’s encourage our young people to write with passion, purpose and power, seeking to touch our contemporary world with spiritual and social significance.

With this in mind, I created a web site for our home schooled teens to express themselves. Yes, I understand about online ‘security’, or perhaps I should say lack of security.

Therefore, our web site has some rules that may put everyone at ease.

--Only my older daughter and I can post to the site. Everyone is invited to send their writing to us and we will post it promptly.
--The individual writers will have their work posted with only their first names or a screen name of their choice.


Okay, this makes our teenagers ‘anonymous’ but I also want to allow interaction between them.


--Everyone can view the site and leave comments.
--Those comments will be monitored daily.

How does that sound? We have a place for our young people to write and a safe atmosphere where they can ‘talk’ to each other.


And to make things even more interesting, I will provide writing prompts, information about contests, and a whole lot of writing-related thoughts.


Would you like your teens to be part of this dream?