When I signed up to host this IndieWeb Carnival it was several months in the future and I thought it would be simple to put a theme together and run the carnival. As it approached I started to feel like the theme I had in mind wasn’t a theme but more a topic and wasn’t going to be big enough for a whole carnival. I explored a bunch of avenues for different options and wasn’t finding anything I loved.

I decided to ask the family over dinner. They had no idea what a blog carnival is, but that is fine. Right away Tammy suggested Renewal. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere it is Spring and it has that feeling of renewal. As we rolled it around more I liked it more. It is April, it is Spring, and it is a time of renewal.

The theme of renewal resonated with me because it can apply to so many things. Renewal could happen in a day or a year. It could apply to your relationships, yourself, your digital world, whatever you want. We can point a desire for renewal anywhere we like.

  • We can renew the bonds of our most treasured and intimate relationships.
  • Connecting more with friends and family renews those relationships.
  • Watching the plants come to life after a long winter sparks thought of renewal.
  • I think after decades of commercialized and surveilled social networks on the web it is time for a renewed focus on writing, publishing, and people.

Do you have a story of renewal to share? Is there a need for renewal that you see and a way to make that happen? How do you approach renewal?

Everyone and anyone is welcome to participate in this IndieWeb Carnival. Share your stories of renewal and send a webmention to this page and email me to submit your posts. I will share a list of all posts!