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TOPIC PROBLEMS When I’m trying to write weekly blog posts, there’s a lot of pressure to think of topics. Typically, the more I write, the more topics I can think of, and the trouble is capturing them down rather than drumming one up in the first place. But sometimes there are so (SO) many words […]

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AUTHOR’S NOTE Before we get started, I want to note that this is actually my second post I’ve written this week. The first one, about sorting and organizing things, was very rightly vetoed by my editor because, and I quote, “It’s like you’re trying to make something interesting that just isn’t to most people.” So […]

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You’ve heard of the Sunday Scaries, right? It’s that feeling where you want to enjoy the second half of your weekend, but you can’t shake the reminder that Monday is coming. I used to get a huge case of the Sunday Scaries in college, when I dreaded dragging myself out of bed for my 8 […]

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If you’ve followed me for a while, you may have noticed that I haven’t been around much.  There’s been…a lot happening? In my personal life and my work life and my, I dunno, soul maybe?  Obviously, that’s when one should be writing the most, when there are things to write and process and important life […]

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I don’t know if you noticed, but it’s winter. Okay, maybe it’s not winter where you are, but it’s winter here in Indiana, and it’s been rougher than wearing nothing but burlap boxers while you ride a bronco. Too much? I think not. Because winter takes willpower, and willpower is hard to come by. According […]

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How much do you love me? Every day, I ask this question—I think we all do. We want to know. How much am I loved? How big and how high is the love that my people feel for me? And the answer can’t be just words. It’s not enough to say, “To the moon and […]

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WORKING ON A LADDER Over the last couple of months, I’ve been helping a friend with some remodeling work. Most of what I’m doing is hard but fairly simple work—cutting out drywall for the electrician or tearing down ceilings so they can be sound-proofed. But it’s out of my ordinary day-to-day life, so it’s no […]

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Continued From Last Week WHY AM I STILL ANGRY? Now, two weeks after my book launch, I’ve had the luxury of asking myself the question: Why, exactly, am I angry with God? Why am I still experiencing negative emotions about those unanswered prayers? Why does it still bother me that my books didn’t arrive when […]

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AFTER THE BOOK LAUNCH Last Friday, my first novel launched off into the world, and I’m still kind of in shock. Over the past week, y’all bought books and cheered and shared and reviewed and have been so encouraging and incredibly supportive of me, and I’m grateful. I keep thinking about how grateful I am, […]

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IT’S BOOK LAUNCH DAY! Well, folks, it’s book launch day! You can find my new novel, Violindy, on Amazon and here on my website. Getting to this moment has been a wild ride, and it’s certainly not over yet. But I wanted to be honest with you and take a moment before the party tonight […]

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