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Continue reading →: Writing Down the Bones: Practical Lessons for Writers Who Want to Keep WritingSome books about writing teach you how to structure a novel, develop characters, or craft the perfect opening sentence. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg takes a different approach. It focuses first on developing the practice of writing itself. Originally published in 1986, the book has been recommended to…
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Continue reading →: How Your Story is Someone’s Encouragement“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.” — 2 Corinthians 3:2 (NIV) There was something special about receiving a handwritten letter from someone you loved. Long before emails and text messages, those words often became treasured keepsakes. I still have a letter my…
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Continue reading →: Why You Don’t Have Time for Creativity (and How to Change That)There are days when I sit down to work on a craft project, read the book that’s been waiting on my library app, or finally try that new recipe I’ve saved for weeks. Then it happens. A text arrives. The dryer buzzes. A package arrives at the door.The phone dings…
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Continue reading →: When Your Scars Become Someone’s Hope“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.“ — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4…
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Continue reading →: Thankfulness in PrayerMidlife often brings unexpected seasons. We might be caring for aging parents, supporting adult children through tough times, dealing with our own health issues, or patiently waiting for God to answer prayers we’ve lifted to Him time and again. During those seasons, we’ve learned from Colossians 4:2 to continue steadfastly…





