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Called Away
What happens when life and responsibility calls us away from our creative vocations? When there are not enough hours in the day to complete the tasks at hand let alone leave space for…
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The Resolution
Christmas Day begins to stand still at around 9 o’clock at night. With the sun having only just dipped beyond the horizon, it’s still hot out. We’re all a little weary from the…
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“Go to your worship desk…”
I just need time to myself, I thought as I folded the laundry. I just need more time… more energy… more sleep… more words on the page… I began tossing those neat piles…
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Surrounded
In a flurry of emotional overwhelm, I rested my historical fiction writing project aside to work on the second book in my Spirit Flame young adult series. It was just… well… easier. The…
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The Silent Worshipper
Sometimes writing as worship isn’t writing at all. Recently, sickness hit our household hard making it impossible for me to write. My brain wasn’t functioning, my body was exhausted, and then I had…
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The Task from His Hand
My writing project feels too daunting… This was the thought tormenting me. Sure, my previous work-in-progress was confronting and challenging in its own way, but this? This was far beyond my comfort zone.…
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More than a story
Recently, my family took a mini break to a seaside township in the far south of our state. While we were there, I planned to research my first historical fiction novel. What took me…
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Obedience is Worship
I thought were having an innocent marital conversation. But the Lord had other plans. A seed had been planted in my husband’s mind from a devotion he had just finished reading. And there…
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A Writer’s Prayer
Heavenly Father, If stolen moments are all we own, may we seize them, redeem them, and claim them as gifts from You. If the words will not come, may we rest in You.…
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Writer, Pick Up Your Sword…
Does it often feel difficult to write? Like you’re in an uphill battle, swinging your sword, but with every five steps forward, you slide three steps back? If writing feels hard, it’s because…