Sixteen Sparks

Celebrating The Bloglet of Fire

 

Today, The Bloglet of Fire turns sixteen.

When I started this little corner of the internet so many years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that it would still be burning brightly all these seasons later—nor that it would grow into something people would seek out, share, and recognize. What began as a simple space for reflection, curiosity, and spiritual exploration gradually became an archive of my life lived in words: the questions that shaped me. These paths surprised me, the stories that helped me return to myself again and again.

Over the years, readers have come and gone like travelers through a warmly lit café, leaving comments, connections, and conversations that helped this blog become more than a solitary practice. It became a shared hearth. A breathing archive. A witness.

Somewhere along the way, The Bloglet of Fire found itself honored—an award-winning presence in the world of visionary resources. Even now, that recognition feels a little surreal. It’s one thing to write into the quiet; it’s another to learn that the quiet has been echoing outward, touching people, offering guidance or companionship when they needed it. I’m humbled that this work has spoken to anyone beyond my own journal pages, and deeply grateful for the acknowledgment from a community I care about so profoundly.

But beyond the awards, beyond the years, beyond the long archive of posts stretching back to those early internet days, what fills me most today is simple joy. Joy that I kept returning to this space. Joy that you, dear reader, kept returning, too. And joy that something as small and steady as a blog can become a lifelong companion.

Sixteen years is no small thing. Thank you for walking beside me, whether from the beginning or just recently joining the flame. Thank you for reading, for sharing, for cheering me on, and for allowing The Bloglet of Fire to grow into its own kind of living myth.

Here’s to the next spark, the following story, and a new season of listening and creating.

With gratitude, humility, and a heart full of light—
Amber