In Creating

I wrote my dissertation, Womanish Ways, in about a year. I had the funding to concentrate on it completely without working or teaching, and I had the motivation to get it one before I started my first position as a professor. As a graduate student, it was a privileged position to be in. But as …

What Are You Waiting For?

But me, I’m not giving up. I’m sticking around to see what God will do. I’m waiting for God to make things right. I’m counting on God to listen to me.Micah 7:7 MSG The minor prophets of the Old Testament can be easy to overlook. The small chapters are easy to flip by and what …

Invited

Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.”Matthew 9:12‭-‬13 MSG Thank you, Lord, that we are invited to spend time with You--the God of the universe. Through Your Son Jesus, …

Darkness before Light

I am lost. I let the words sit in my brain before I yanked them back. I know I am not lost—I am found. But at that moment that was my first thought. Sitting there with a dream shattered in my hands, I felt utterly lost. Now what? I am at a loss. I do …

EOY Reflection: REMOVE

Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! Romans 11:33 NLT I love the invitation of the Advent season to take each day to focus on Jesus and God’s redemptive plan. I did not always mark Advent. It really was …

Days 4 & 5: Writing Appetite

While I haven't exactly maintained momentum to blog every day (but close--give me some credit!), I have kept my turtle pace going on my projects. Slow and steady. Slow and steady. Now I do know that slow and steady does not "win" NaNoWriMo, but it does create appetite. It is kind of the opposite of …

Day 3: Yesterday’s Realization

While I did not blog, I did write last night in continuing a slow start to NaNoWriMo. I'm well behind my usual pace for this venture and realized I can no longer be a night time writer. This is sad news for me! In my previous attempts at this challenge, I have almost always written …