The Gift of Rest

The Gift of Rest

It wasn’t my intention to start a 31 days series and let it fizzle after 10, but keeping up with that schedule showed me what I’d otherwise missed: I’m burned out right now—physically and mentally—and the late nights spent writing made it worse. I...
When We Look for Our Points of Intersection

When We Look for Our Points of Intersection

My hometown hosted the Arkansas Oklahoma State Fair, one of my fondest childhood memories. My family owned a piano company and my daddy tuned the pianos for the acts that performed when the fair came to town. If it was open, we were there. As a teen I was too cool for...
A Free Daily Grace Printable

A Free Daily Grace Printable

Searching for God’s daily grace this month is showing me how important it is to look for it, to actively seek it. It’s easy to miss as you fly through the day, pulled in a hundred directions. I created this free printable image to remind you—and me—to...
If I Had to Choose Next Year’s #write31days Topic Now

If I Had to Choose Next Year’s #write31days Topic Now

If I had to pick next year’s topic for my October Write 31 Days now, I would choose 31 Days of Bible Study Notes. I keep a journal where I write the verses that appeal to me most from each day’s reading (and yes, I miss days, too), but I wish I could...
Being Grateful for What You Don’t Necessarily Enjoy

Being Grateful for What You Don’t Necessarily Enjoy

Writing for 31 days on a theme varies by author. Some pre-plan and pre-write and I envy that level of organization. I approach life with much analysis (bordering on over-analysis), but one day at a time, and while 31 days of one-day-at-a-time will stress and stretch...
The One Person You Won’t Grant Grace

The One Person You Won’t Grant Grace

I see her face through my camera’s viewfinder: my youngest child, so small, standing among the other medal-winners after this early morning cross country meet. Something isn’t right, but I don’t have words for it. One of the older boys say,...

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