CLEAR THE DESK!
“Every artist dips his brush into his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” -Henry Ward Beecher- What color has your brush dipped into with this new year’s beginning? I posted this on my facebook page close to the first day of January 2013. It spoke to me deeply when I first read it. I subscribe to the belief that we are all artists. Some of spend more time in the studio than others, but that does not qualify us as better artists, just more trained, more...
Read MoreGift Two: Creativity and Imagination
Your Story Matters is a blog dedicated to encouraging you as a storyteller and as a writer, no matter where you are in these giftings. You may be young or old, naïve or wise in these gifts. Stay open to learning and building these gifts. And as my blog builds, we’ll find ways to communicate our thoughts concerning our storytelling and writing within the context of our faith in God. Right now, it feels like a one-sided conversation we’re having. The blog is new and maybe you’re new to the...
Read MoreGift One—Rest and the Shh-ing of Your Soul
Welcome back… I am so grateful that you have returned to read my blog. If you are new to Your Story Matters, it is my desire to encourage you as a storyteller, as a writer, and, together, find ways to communicate our thoughts concerning stories within the context of our faith in God. Over the next several blogs, I’d like to share The Seven Gifts of Story. Ponder them with me and let’s see where they take us. Gift One—Rest and the Shh-ing of Your Soul...
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