When I graduated from Denver Seminary, I felt a mixture of pride, gratitude, relief, and excitement. It was one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. Master of Divinity. The title feels regal. The degree took tons of work. Many late nights. Tears. Anxiety. Stress. And all goodness. Part of the graduation ceremony was the […]
Pursuing Your Writing Dream {Writing wit...
What is your passion? The thing you do and it sets your heart on fire? Art? Music? Writing? Organizing? When’s the last time you invested in that passion? I don’t mean pennies or a couple of moments of your time, I mean when’s the last time you plunged in and decided to do all you […]
I quit.
For a few months now I have been paralyzed by the numbers. Number of page views. Number of followers. Number of likes. Number of comments. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers are important in publishing. Agents and publishers won’t look at you if you don’t have high numbers. Books won’t sell unless you have high numbers. And […]
The 3 Parts of a New Year’s Resolution t
Mountains of laundry. Piles of dust. Lumps of toys. Jumbles of books. No matter how you put it, my house is a mess. Going into the New Year I am tempted to make a New Year’s Resolution I can’t keep, like: Clean Up EVERY DAY. Or: Be Organized. Or: Follow a Strict Cleaning Schedule. But […]
3 Ways To Swallow When You’ve Bitten Off
While sitting at the smorgasbord of opportunity, my eyes glimmered in the candlelight of my dreams as I loaded my plate high with events, commitments, opportunities. Each one looked better than the rest. Each was an easy yes. And last week they happened all at once. Beginning October 1st, I joined #write31days and committed to […]
An Apology to My Readers
Day 6 of 31 Days of Connecting I’ve been sucked in, again. Sucked into looking at my stats, checking out my followers, spending far too much time (in my opinion) “plugging” my blog when in reality, I don’t think this is what God wants me to do. I’ve become concerned about my image over the […]
Are You Ready?
Five Minute Friday… on Tuesday. Oh well. 😉 Today’s writing prompt, Ready. Am I ready? Are you? I’ve waited and waited to write my book, now that the time has come to actually do it, I’ve wondered, can I? Am I actually able, ready to do this? We wonder if we’re ready all through life. […]
Dare I say it? … (I am a writer)…
Every Friday, Lisa-Jo Baker and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week, Lisa-Jo chose […]