My creative release is drawing. It allows me to play in a way that differs from my writing. Drawing gives room for light and laughter.
Writing Life
Give Them Grace
Grace is the only air not toxic to humans. – Ann Voskamp
You breathe in a lot of things during the day. Hurtful words. Not being asked to join your co-workers for lunch. Tragic stories, some that hit closer to home than others. A loved one forgetting an important date.
Get Out the Ironing Board
If I’m asked my least favorite chore, the answer is immediate: ironing. I will do any other chore and do it with gladness and lightness of heart before I will turn to ironing. I can’t explain the antipathy. Perhaps it’s the tedium found in ironing out a wrinkle in a sleeve or dress when I could be writing or drawing or taking out the trash.
The First Draft is the Ugliest
If one is the loneliest number, the first draft is the ugliest draft. The end. There’s no way around it. If you can accept that reality, carry on. If you can’t, writing will be an ever-frustrating task. You will struggle to find joy in doing the work.
A Little, Big Thank You
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 (NASB)
Fight for Community
Community isn’t found; it’s built. Once built, you have to fight for it each and every day. [Read more…] about Fight for Community