Faith, Writing & Life
So I was on my way to work the other day and, judge me if you want to–I checked my iPhone at a red light. I saw an email from Kristi with the subject line “Hannah’s Post On Facebook.” (For those of you that don’t know, Hannah is my little sister–a beautiful & talented freshman […]
Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway to celebrate Every Bush Is Burning. Honestly, all of you are winners. All you do is win. You already know this. The actual winners of the contest that Rafflecopter chose at random, however, are the following: Kindle Touch: Seth Caddell (who by the way, earned it with the way […]
Last week was the 6 month anniversary of the launch of Every Bush Is Burning. To celebrate (and also to get the word out), I’m giving away a free Kindle Touch (!) (even though I’m jealous and want to keep it), along with some other cool things. In general, if you like coffee, reading, and […]
Today marks the 6 month anniversary of birthing my first book, Every Bush Is Burning, into the world. Last year was a whirlwind of finishing up years of working on it, getting support from amazing Kickstarter backers who made publishing it possible–and all of that capped off on October 13th when we had the release […]
There’s something about Spring and the Easter season that gets me every year. Change and new life are in the air (and also all over our cars, which is less awesome). Kristi and I were talking about this a while back and she was saying how cool it is that God created seasons. “Whenever I […]
If you know me (or if you’ve read my book), you probably know my friend Luis. I’ve written about him a lot in the past, and he’s a dear friend of mine with a miraculous story. He’s also really, really funny (sometimes trying to be, sometimes not), and communication with him is not always the […]
We’ve used this analogy for years at Midtown in pastor and group leader training, but time and time again when it comes up I am amazed at how true it is. It goes like this: Being a pastor is like seeing someone poised on the edge of a roof, threatening to jump off. So, you climb up […]
Tonight I read this post about the passing away of a generation of sisters called “The Last Of The Amazons.” It was really inspiring and honestly, breathtakingly written. It closes with this stellar line: They are the stuff of legend, and fittingly so. For the world will not see their like again. It got me thinking: why […]
I love my Mema very, very much. If you don’t know who my Mema is, she is my grandmother. My only living grandparent. My lifelong next-door neighbor who kept me and a slew of other cousins and kids while our parents worked. Needless to say, she’s like a second mom to me. And I, among others […]
Writing is not easy, and it’s often a lonely and discouraging endeavor. While I was working on writing Every Bush Is Burning on and off for almost six years, I spent thousands of hours alone at my keyboard plugging away. Getting excited. Getting discouraged. Throwing massive chunks of words away. Then: repeating the process. I […]
