Lord, I trust You. But sometimes it’s difficult. I believe You have given me a specific gift to use and my desire is to use it for Your glory. But Your timing is so different from mine. I think I’ve got everything all figured out, but then rejection or delays come and I wonder what…
Category: Creativity
Lord, You have given me an incredible gift and an amazing responsibility as a writer. You’ve created in my soul a passion for letters and punctuation, exclamations and questions, love and rejection, faith and doubt, victory and defeat. May each word I pen today bring honor to You rather than glory to myself. I pray…
Today’s been one of those days. You know the type. You wake up, actually looking forward to the day. You have a plan, you’re ready to go, and then—everything falls apart. Technology doesn’t work. Clients and co-workers have decided that you’re the person to air all their grievances to. To top it off, you can’t…
Few things stir the imagination and evoke palpable feelings of excitement as new beginnings. Whether it’s the electricity of a new relationship, the jitters of the first day at a new job, or the jolt of adrenaline when a brand new story idea pops into our heads, beginnings are thrilling. In the beginning the limits…
I’ll be honest here. There are days when I feel as if my creativity is as elusive as Peter Pan’s wayward shadow. I can jump at it and try to corner it all I want, but just when I think I have an idea in my grasp, it wiggles away and I find myself crying on…
If you’re a writer it’s a safe bet you’re also a reader. Which means you love a good story. But what is it that makes a story good? Is it the world in which the story takes place? Is it the rich and diverse cast of characters? Is it the action, the romance, the mystery,…
Do you ever feel like your inbox and Facebook feed is overflowing with tips and trick on how to take your writing to the next level? Do you lack the energy to look at a single one? Has the thought of creating a new world and embarking on adventures with characters of your own creation…