My 15 year old son sat crossed legged in the middle of my bed as I dug through our fire safe. I was looking for his birth-certificate and social security card—documents he would need to take to the DMV the next morning to get his learner’s permit. Our fire safe contains a hodgepodge of items: […]
writing
God may have called you, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's gonna be easy….
I thought it would be a piece of cake. I honestly expected waters to miraculously part, doors to spontaneously open, and words to effortlessly flow. In fact, I not only expected it, but assumed it was part of the package deal. You know, the “God calls you and He’ll do it” special. And truth be […]
You Are Not Alone
Working on the manuscript today (pretty much what I will be doing every day for the next month until it’s done!) I am writing a scene based on true events where I needed to reference the song “You’re Not Alone” by Meredith Andrews. I couldn’t remember the song, so I looked it up. What a […]
Word Manna
Rewriting my manuscript has not been easy (Rewriting). But it has been transforming as each day I come empty handed before God and ask Him to pour His words through me. I keep thinking of the Israelites as they wandered in the desert collecting just enough manna for the day. No more, no less. Just […]
When God Asks You to Start Over (and you want to put your fingers in your ears and sing la-la-la!)
Recently, it occurred to me that I haven’t really posted much about my book or the writing process. Mostly, because I’ve been using every free second to write the book! But also because God has been using this process of book writing to prune some very deep parts of my heart. This process has exposed weaknesses […]