I wanted to throw my shoe at my husband. But thankfully, it’s summer and I wasn’t wearing shoes. His words had elicited a visceral response in me—my first clue that they had merit. However, the moment the words, “Do you really need to post so much?” left his mouth, I had stopped listening. We had […]
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Read this when you want to quit
Are you in Christian ministry and feeling weary and overwhelmed? Does every one else seem to get it all done with ease, while you struggle and still don’t seem to be getting anywhere? If so, maybe this post is as much for you as it is for myself.
Maybe it's time to consider a different platform…
I am a writer. I make sense of my world by turning feelings into words—experiences into sentences. Written words are as much a part of my daily life as eating and sleeping. And while some of my writing is private, and some only for a select audience, much of my writing involves words I long […]
Once upon a time a girl had a teeny tiny dream….
Once upon a time there was a girl (ok, so she’s really a grown woman who still thinks of herself as a girl) who had a dream. It was a nice dream. A good dream. A safe dream. Her dream was to write a book about a blind horse whose story had touched her heart. […]
I am a Writer
“So are you a writer?” she asked with genuine curiosity. “Uh,” I began with great eloquence, “yes?” (I literally said that in the form of a question!) Then came the equally eloquent clarification. “I mean, well….I write….words….a lot of words.” Dear Lord! Please stop talking. “I mean, I like to write. I write curriculum….and stories. And […]