Oooh, a series – how long it’ll be, I don’t know . . . but on with the my reason number one:
I love writing chiefly because writing is language. I revel in language, I live and breathe language. I don’t just think on language when it’s absolutely necessary to do so. I teach language, I critique it, I find joy in it. Whether I’m telling my 4-year-olds that the letter M makes the “mmmm” sound (as in Mmmmiss Mmmmorrison) or reading the book of Isaiah, I find much happiness and wonder in sounds strung together in words strung together in sentences and paragraphs.
In case you hadn’t noticed, language is near the top of my list of favorite gifts God has given mankind (note: for obvious reasons, it’s not at the top). I’m sad for my colleagues who think that language evolved because an ape or two felt an urge to start grunting meaningfully. That’s got to be depressing. I’m glad I know that my loving Creator created language so we could communicate deeply, not only with one another but also with him.
The more I learn about language, the more thankful I am to the Lord. He is awesome.
Made for Eternity 
I enjoy language too. I love the sound of certain places like Katmandu and Runnymede and Trincomalee. How could such an ugly sounding word as “pulchritude” mean “beauty” or “loveliness”? Does “alacrity” sound like “cheerful readines” When I first heard the word I thought it meant the opposite. How rich our language is! It is so rich that we have to be careful in writing not to commit the sin of redundancy. louse, lice, mouse, mice but not house hice etc. day days but says is “sez” How good to be native speakers of English!