miracles

I will understand if none of the miracles for which I have begged come to pass. It is true, dear Lord, that the miracle I needed above all else happened long ago, yet you knew I would continue to long, continue to beg. So, from the lungs of a broken man, you loosed a victory …

Know the Novel Part 2 // Within the WIP

And I return just over a third of the way through NaNo with the second part of Christine's writer linkup/tag thingamajigger. (I'm using up all my good words in my novel. There are none left for blog posts. Or speaking. Or, honestly, thinking.) 1. How’s the writing going overall? It's not horrible, which is actually …

Veteran’s Day 2019

Don't thank veterans for their service, everyone says. I understand that - it's as reflexive a phrase as saying "you too" after someone tells you to have a nice day. Often, I would imagine, it means about as much. So I'm not thanking anybody today - I'm not even addressing this to veterans themselves. They …

NaNoWriMo – The One for Whom I Write

I pick the most inopportune times to have personal epiphanies and convictions. My thoughts lately have focused on the importance/use/purpose of talent. I decided to tuck my thoughts into a cozy corner of my blog so that I might have a (semi-)permanent reminder of them. Tired and vulnerable to such things, I began a useless …

Musical OC Tag

Two tags in a row! Because hey, they're about writing and characters, and we have exactly one week (eek) before NaNo, so how could I resist? Rules Include this link in your post: Musical OC TagUse the tag graphic (above) in the postUse your OCs! Find one (or more if you like) that fit the categories/descriptions of each …

Know the Novel / I’M COMING FOR YOU, NANO

So I'm doing a kinda-tag that nobody had to guilt-trip me into doing! (Just kidding, I love y'all.) Anyway, it's a historic moment. I noticed this tag first on Maya's blog and then tracked it to its original source here on Christine's blog. An informal and most appreciative thanks to both of them! So this …

A new commandment I give unto you

Having come to an astounding realization yesterday, I decided to do the only responsible thing and issue a PSA. Everyone is welcome. My realization was that people aren't nice to each other, and my PSA is that we should be nicer. I wonder why more people don't think of this. I think most of the …

Amazing Grace

I'm pretty sure you can't be a Christian blogger and not have a post with this title at some point.  So I figured now was as good as "some point." Truly, the grace we are given is "amazing."  Consider the definition of "amazing:" causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.  Are you astonished when you think of God's …

What Bruce Springsteen Said About Jelly Beans

The first thing I notice and file away about people is their physical characteristics. The next thing I notice is how happy they appear to be. Why the former happens is fairly easy to understand: my eyes naturally provide me with my first interaction with a person, typically before I hear them talk. But the …

Failure is Beautiful

As we all know, relationships are wonderful and variety is terrible. Or something like that. Anyway, I'm going to talk about relationships again because nobody can stop me. My mainest thoughts today are about understanding and effort and result. I've heard (or at least I thought I had; upon researching, I seem to have created it …