What's in a title?

I'll buy a book just because of the title. Seriously, titles grab me and pull me in. Usually, if the title of a book or movie is good, the content is good. For example, "If You Want To Walk On Water, You Have To Get Out Of The Boat" (John Ortberg)....kind of a long title, but such a catchy one that I immediately wanted to read it (and didn't regret it!). Other great titles (and great books) are: "You Matter More Than You Think" (Dr. Leslie Parrott), "It's Not About Me" (Max Lucado), "Nine Things You Simply Must Do: To Succeed In Love and Life" (Henry Cloud). I could go on and on (but I won't).

So when thinking of a title for our blog, it wasn't easy. We came up with some doosies, like "Wit and Wisdom from the Williams" (Brent wasn't comfortable with the wisdom part), "Miriam's Musings" (already taken), "The Wiles of the Williams" (we weren't sure wiles was such a great word), "Brent and Miriam in Peru" (so clever and imaginative), and others I won't embarrass myself by sharing!

"Anecdotes from over the Andes" was unanimously voted on. I love the word anecdote because, according to Wikipedia, it is "a short, free-standing tale narrating a curious and biographical incident....always presented as based on a real incident involving actual persons....the primary purpose is to reveal a truth more general than the brief tale itself." Perfect!

We are actually not "over the Andes" yet, but will be at the beginning of 2011. We will literally drive 250 miles over the Andes to get to the town of Pichanaki, where we have been led of God to plant a church. The story of this town is for another day.

What's in a title? A whole lot!

Miriam