Editor's Note

The editor of Risin' and Shoutin' wishes to qualify a comment made in the August 14th post "I Am Seventeen Going On Sixteen..." The last sentence reads, "Though several have also spent the summer away, I can't wait to reconnect in a more personal way than just reading your blogs." While personal interaction is preferable to blog reading, it is the editor's desire to state that he is glad that so many dear friends choose to blog and comment on each others' posts. He only wishes more would follow suit as it has proven invaluble (In-famous is when you're MORE than famous!) to keeping up with such a wide spread group.