I just returned from Mount Hermon Writers’ Conference energized after a hard re-set with my writing. It was a wake up call to re-engage my heart. It was a chance to accept God’s invitation to dig deep and reignite my passion for writing words that paint a portrait of our great God. During the conference, God provided a chance for me to look into His face and find the deeper, …
Don't Ditch Your Dream: The Rest of the Story
The roar from the TV filled the room as my husband and son sat glued to the football game on the screen. “Aw, come on!” my husband smacked his leg. “Can you believe this? They need to get rid of that guy!” I slid the Thanksgiving turkey into the oven then stood and watched the instant replay of the ill-fated …
Don't Ditch Your Dream
What is crazier than trying to achieve a dream in 30 days? Fasting while you do. Since issuing my 30 day “Dare to Dream” challenge, a lot has happened. I wonder if it has for you, too. Seeing how my dream (a devotional on God’s heart) is holy ground, I decided to approach it with an extra measure of consecration. And …
Make Weakness Work for You
Excitement filled me as I organized my office to begin a new writing project for NaNoWriMo. Thank you, Lord! I had waited a long time to begin this project. As I hobbled between the desk and the bookcase, the medical boot I wore thumped with each half-step. Thump . . . thump . . . I made my way around to the file cabinet, …
Dare to Dream
Tomorrow I’m planning to do something crazy. Something far beyond the doldrums of my daily routine, something outside the precise corners and rigid edges of my tight to-do-list. It’s something I have wanted to do for ages, something I have prayed about and longed to do. I tried to approach it once before, but it wasn’t the right time. However, …
I'm Taking the Plunge
Remember last week’s post, Risky Faith? Well, today I’m standing on the edge of a cliff of sorts, and I’m taking the plunge. And I need to tell you about it because it affects you. Here goes: God is leading me to approach my writing very differently than I have so far. He’s calling me to abandon any idea …
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