It's been a while since I posted, but I promise I haven't stopped writing! I've probably been writing even more lately. I can't wait to show you! I've been working on a few stories for Katy Magazine. You should get to see three of them in the upcoming October/November issue! The other three should be appearing in the December/January issue. I wish I could drop hints about who I got to talk to, but I can't! :) The other recent project has been really cool. Our church, Grand Parkway, recently expanded the bulletin size to be able to include short testimonies of our people. I've volunteered to help gather up some of those and have already started getting to know people in our church better as a result! Each week or sometimes every other week, there will be a new short story showing how everyday people know, enjoy, and glorify God. A couple weeks ago, Marcus, Amy, Jaxson and I got to attend the Circles 2015 conference in Grapevine, TX. It was reminiscent of the ECHO conference in Dallas (I'm still using that iPad I won three years ago! Whoop!). Here's a few things I learned: Pay attention to ideas that won't let go. For me, some of those are...that book I hope to one day write. That race I hope to one day train hard enough for. Those photography skills I wish I'd take the time to develop. That podcast I'd like to co-host that would interview real-life people about their marriage, parenting, spiritual disciplines, and more. When you are creating, you're literally creating life. Something that didn't exist before now exists. Use fear as a mile marker. Instead of backing up, use it as proof you're on the right track. Even about having this blog, fear says things like, "Why add to the noise?" "What do you really have to say?" "You sound silly. Who would read that?" I was recently challenged and encouraged by Erin Davis' blog called Why I Write. Stop comparing. Instead of comparing your work to others' work, ask yourself how you like it. What can you learn from it? Then ask yourself how you can get there. It's OK to admire others. I get a lot of inspiration from following others' blogs, Instagram, etc. It's good if it makes me aspire to better. But the minute I start dogging my own work as a result, it's time to step away. Whoever acts is who gets to frame the message. Next August the creators of Circles are having Lines, a conference for wordsmiths. I hope to go and would love it if you'd come along! So get creating! You're not just adding to the noise. You're creating life. Enjoy the process. Make something that doesn't exist yet. It's possible the track you're building will lead nowhere. So you better enjoy building it.
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