The worst part of grieving, maybe even of grief itself, is not necessarily the event that caused the pain. It’s what happens after the funeral, after the diagnosis, after the “I’m so sorrys” and “thoughts and prayers.” It’s months later when active support fades. It’s a year later when a tidal wave of memory and …
When Social Media Both Saves and Sucks
I love social media. Between FB, Twitter, and Instagram, I am regularly posting, reading, and sharing with friends and followers alike. As a writer, speaker, and indie publisher, social media has proven to be a great way to crowd-source ideas, promote work, and build relationships and communities with readers and other writers. As a person …
Friends! How Many Of Us (Really) Have Them?
So as I mentioned at the start of the year, I’m reading this wonderful book called Finding Spiritual Whitespace by Bonnie Gray. Seriously…like why was this not a NY Times best seller for like a million weeks? I mean, this book has been both life-changing and a life-saver for me. In one particular passage, I …
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Lists Are SO Cliche’ and Yet…Top Five Posts of 2013
So as a writer, you have this idea of what aspects of your work will touch people. Of course you're never really sure. Usually, the words and work that moved YOU the most are the ones you think will have the same effect on others. And many, many times, that's true. But then God often surprises …
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