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Are You Weary in the Waiting?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV It seems that if a writer isn’t writing, then she’s waiting… Waiting to get edits back from a critique partner.Waiting to hear from…
God’s Not Interested in Your Happiness
From the Archives: January 5, 2010 with an update That’s the word I got in church on Sunday. Now before I start a heated theological debate on prosperity and God’s blessings, stay with me and think about it. God may not be interested in our happiness because he’s more interested in our growth. (Ouch! Yes,…
Peace in the Waiting
“I’m confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in me will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 1:6) Sometimes waiting is not about being denied what we want, it’s about molding, and shaping us into who God wants us to be. Doesn’t make it an easier,…
Embracing Life’s Layovers
Sometimes I feel as if I’m on a layover to my final destination. A stop on the way to something better, more exciting—My destiny. You would think a stop, a pause in travel would be restful, and I guess sometimes it can be, but if you’ve been on a layover in an airport, then you…
Are You Weary in the Waiting?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV It seems that if a writer isn’t writing, then she’s waiting… Waiting to get edits back from a critique partner.Waiting to hear from…
When You’re Not the Only One in Your Family with a Dream
From the Editor: I’ve been thinking a lot about my personal goals, my children’s dreams, and what I want my family to look like. Unfortunately, all three are often in conflict with one another at different times. I knew from a young age that I wanted to write, and I’ve never doubted the calling, though…
Pass the Antelope, Please
Matthew 6:19-20 – Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Ranch exit. That’s never a good road…
When You Grow Weary in the Waiting
Even though I’m contracted for my first novella, there are moments of lulls in my writing life. Moments when I want to move forward, but I can’t for one reason or another. It’s a part of the writer’s life…waiting. Right now I’m waiting on the Writer…Interrupted blog to launch so I can rebuild my platform.…
Seasons of Writing and Waiting
In January, I was all set to dive into my WIP. I had just put my daughter in school full time, and I had my days mapped out by the hour. Then “I got the call.” The novella I submitted to Barbour for an anthology the week before was sold! After the shock registered, I…
A Season of Waiting…
It’s been quiet here at Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted. Life has been busy, and well, frankly, I haven’t had much to say. Nothing profound or extraordinary has been happening in my writing or home life. Nothing that has any significance to my readers, anyway. In the quiet I’ve been waiting. Wondering. Wandering and praying for…