“Behold I do something new.” What if we did, said, or shared something creative every day? Creativity gives life, and we have a creative God who never stops imagining and sharing, so why can’t we do the same? What if every morning we asked these questions, “Lord, what do you have for me to do …
Tenacity: The Power to Push Through
Tenacity: resolve, persistence, determination. I’ve been thinking a lot about tenacity lately: When I found myself covered in mud while digging out gravel and dirt to find a sprinkler valve leak (Hubby was visiting his family in Texas). When the printer I wanted (and needed) was on sale but out of stock at Best Buy, …
Enclosures
There are times when a writer cocoons—pulls silence over head and tucks chin into contemplation. She hides away on a post-Christmas day when others bustle about returning gifts. The hours seem endless as she meanders along lazy rivers of the mind, never leaving small spaces—a cozy bed, the nook of a couch, an office chair. Enclosures …
New Year’s Resolutions Round II
Something about the New Year makes me want to change-up my life. Anything feels possible when the confetti starts to fly. So I’ve decided to post a second set of resolutions (in addition to my writing resolutions) to net those ideas that are fluttering around in my brain. Maybe they will spark a desire in you …
Rumors of Water and God in the Yard by L.L. Barkat
When a writer’s words dance with your soul, magic happens. You find yourself waltzing late into the night until eyes blur, thoughts collapses, and exhaustion tucks blankets under chin. “Simply memorizing,” you whisper before drifting off to sleep. The journey you’ve embarked upon continues while you sleep, as insights and understanding sparkle in dreams. This …
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My New Year’s Writing Resolutions
I’ve decided to add a new section to this website entitled: “For Writers and Other Word Lovers.” My intent is to organize platform components, share helpful resources, and provide a peek into why writing has consumed me so. This first post features my writing resolutions for 2012. I’d love to hear about yours, or any …
Make Dreams Come True in 2012
Often what I enjoy the most wrestles out from under a price tag: the giggle of my grown up girl or the scent of a rose freshly snipped from the stem. Such is the same for my artistic interests—whether designing a wreath or writing a book. Money doesn’t matter when sunrays stream through the window …
My Best Christmas Gifts
It’s Christmas morning and I should be musing over Jesus’ birth, but instead I’m thinking about the four books that sold on Amazon.com yesterday. Mom confessed that she bought the first book, and my daughter, Elya, leaked out that she also bought one of the first four. Mom’s eyes sparkled as she burst forth with …
Christmas Choices
This morning I awoke thinking, what if love were a choice that we made every day and not just on Christmas? We choose to believe when we are afraid. We choose to trust when our faith drains away and only hopelessness remains. We choose to love when our heart fills with annoyance, anger, and hate. We …
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