But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
~ {2 Corinthians 12:9} ~
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Research Without Becoming a Human Footnote: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Curious, Careful, and [Mostly] Sane
When I first started learning how to research for creative writing, I thought research meant I had to become a tiny sleep-deprived librarian with a stack of books, seventeen browser tabs open—minimum, a mug of thrice-reheated coffee, and a slightly haunted expression. Which, to be fair, still happens sometimes. Especially when I only meant to…
30 September 2024: Start that Journal.
This has been my prayer journal/notebook since May 11, 2021, It only has about 18 blank pages left inside. But it’s beautiful to me. I know that I started it on May 11th, three years ago, because I remember when I got it. It was a Tuesday. I was going through something really rough in…
8 May 2023: the “Slickening of 2023”
Look. I don’t care if you’re OSHA HAZWOPER-certified or the most meticulous person on Earth…your house is not child-proof. Children have a way of manufacturing their own danger. My toddler turned our floor into a slip-n-slide today. And there were no caution signs. If I weren’t me and this wasn’t my life, I wouldn’t believe…
Kaleidoscopic Grace 