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Writing Radio Shows
I am blown away by the response to yesterday's post. How fun. If you haven't linked yet, feel free to still join in.

Me and my very "official team" are excited to be visiting your blogs this weekend. Please don't run around tidying things up. It's crazy how we women do that.

But if you want to set out a treat of the salty or sweet variety, that would be great. We like to eat while we read. Which might explain a few wardrobe issues I had this week. It may or may not have had anything to do with M&M's. But, thanks to Ephesians, I haven't gotten into any of these delicious, colorful evils since last weekend.

For today's post I thought it might be helpful to show you how a blog post can be transformed into one of the P31 radio shows. If you'd like to listen to one of these shows, click here.

Renee Swope and I have to write, edit, practice, record and send out 40 of these one minute radio clips every six weeks.

That's a lot of writing.

So, a few months ago I was reading this post by Shelly W when the thought occurred to me that it would make a great, practical radio show.

So, here's what I did with it:

v.76 L-1007- Practical Help from a Friend

Isn't it great when your friends love you in practical ways? Hi I'm Lysa TerKeurst for Proverbs 31 Ministries. Recently, Shelly shared with me how her friend Amy loved her in a very helpful way.

Shelly and her family had been away on a missions trip for almost two weeks. And if you've ever left home for a trip like this you know the hardest part is returning to an empty pantry and a fridge full of out of date food. So, her friend Amy prepared a delicious dinner that was waiting for them when they arrived home from their trip.

Amy had also stocked Shelly’s fridge with a few essentials for the next morning so she wouldn't have to worry about running to the grocery store.

Hearing this challenged me to take a moment to think of something I could do to love a friend or neighbor in a practical and supportive way. For more encouragement, visit Proverbs 31 Ministries at Proverbs31.org.
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And that's how a radio show is born.

So, just out of curiosity... does the P31 show run on your local Christian station?

If so, did you imagine me with blond hair before you saw my picture? I can't tell you the number of people that tell me they pictured me as a blond before meeting me.

I'm totally taking it as a compliment.

Happy Weekend!