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Write Faithfully. Write Beautifully. Write from Rest.

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@pursuingotiumsanctum

Before you can write something good, true, or beau

Before you can write something good, true, or beautiful, you have to learn to see it.

Writing isn’t the source of the Good, the True, and the Beautiful — it’s a response to them.

Holy leisure is the posture that lets a writer actually slow down long enough to perceive what’s already shimmering in plain sight.

So, writer friends~📝

If you want a way to bring that posture into your own writing life, I made something for you:

The Writer’s Examination

It’s a free guide that walks you through the Good, the True, and the Beautiful as you sit down with your own work.

It’s part question, part prayer, part craft tool — built to help you ask better questions of your writing before you ever ask whether it’s “good enough.”

Grab it free — link in bio. 🔗

And let me know...how do you consciously keep goodness, truth, and beauty before you as you write? Curious minds want to know! 🧐#thepursuitofholyleisure #writingasholyleisure #goodtruebeautiful #goodtrueandbeautiful #christianwriters

It’s taken me a few days to come down from the mou

It’s taken me a few days to come down from the mountain of #tgcw26. There’s something about 9,000 women from all over the world raising their voice together to sing, “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus.”

That was the conference’s theme and a needed reminder to my heart to live in the presence of God. To turn my eyes daily and hourly to Jesus—to live in the awareness that what I see, and how I respond, are directly correlated to how I see Jesus in all of life’s circumstances.

He’s there.
Do I have eyes to see him?
Am I turning to his Word to see him there? Are you?

More thoughts to come…but this clip was a foretaste of heavenly praise to come. 🙌🏻

How are you turning your eyes upon Jesus today?

Two years ago, I attended TGCW24 with a finished b

Two years ago, I attended TGCW24 with a finished book proposal in hand, and more questions than answers. I walked through the stacks of books and wondered what it would be like to see mine among them.

Today, that dream became a reality.

Thank you @christianfocuspublications for saying yes to said proposal, and Jesus who made this all possible.

And thank you to Kate and Willie for personally delivering this stack of books all the way from Scotland.

So much grace and so many feels. Mostly gratitude. Mostly praise for God’s goodness. Mostly awe in the God who sees and hears the cries of our hearts.

SDG 🙌🏼

#tgcw26 #thepursuitofholyleisure #turnyoureyes

Taking the leisure part of holy leisure seriously.

Taking the leisure part of holy leisure seriously.

#thepursuitofholyleisure #whereareyoureading #spiritualgrowth #holyleisure

Are you looking for your next summer book club rea

Are you looking for your next summer book club read? ☀️📖

The Pursuit of Holy Leisure is a great choice for your next book club read! I'm so honored that the women at @christchurchaz are doing that very thing. Here are some ideas for integrating PHL into your book club.

P.S. I'd be happy to make a Zoom appearance or answer questions for your group. DM me, and we'll figure out the details.

Land of the free, because of the brave! 🇺🇸 I'm so

Land of the free, because of the brave! 🇺🇸

I'm so grateful to live in this country. She's far from perfect, but she's home, and I love her. Thank you to the men and women who've made the ultimate sacrifice for this beautiful thing we call freedom.

#happymemorialday #merica

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