It turns out I have this unconsidered theory that what’s most important is to be comfortable. And it’s especially true with huge challenges like writing. One more cup of coffee, I think. Then maybe I’ll be in the zone…. There’s no coffee mug big enough for me. Or coffee hot enough, tasty enough, fresh enough. And soon, the way
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Greetings from Grand Rapids! I’ve just arrived at work, which means I didn’t get to writing this on Sunday, as used to be the goal. It also means this post will probably be slapdash and not as useful as it could be. (But that’s what editing is for!) We were busy all day Sunday shopping for all the things. Winter
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Hello from Grand Rapids! We’ve officially moved to Michigan. I accepted an offer for a new job at Zondervan, as Senior Acquisitions Editor responsible for new and several existing nonfiction projects. I’m excited, a bit nervous, and completed surprised by the whole thing. It wasn’t in the 10-year plan at all, and yet when I listened to the job description
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Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. – Mary Oliver, “Sometimes” God, save me from the productivity that would sacrifice everything you’re doing in me to chase an image of “supposed to.” So naturally, after step 1 comes step 2. “Step 1: Set Out to Return” posits that submitting to what God is calling you
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There’s a cage I’ve known. For longer than I care to remember now (the archive in the sidebar shows 2004), I’ve questioned why I write. Why I feel like I should. It wasn’t enough just to say what Parker Palmer says in Let Your Life Speak. As young people, we are surrounded by expectations that may have little to do with
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