I went on my first creative retreat almost two years ago. It wasn't a conference that was packed with classes and activities. It wasn't a family vacation where I was wrangling kids between pockets...
My Daily & Weekly Planning Sheets | Free download
Historically, planners have lured me in and then fell short. I would try to use them to get myself organized and stay on top of my schedule, but the format always felt forced. It didn't work the...
Dreams & Goals for January 2020
I was planning to share my dreams and goals for the entire year, but that seemed like overkill. Let's just do this one month at a time, slow and steady, with long-term results in mind. I don't have...
creative frontier
The first few days after my surgery was tough in some ways, but in one way, I was sort of enjoying it. It was a forced rest. I couldn't do very basic things that were staples in my line of...
mastery & all things worthwhile
Mastery... I've been thinking about that word a lot lately and have been challenged by it as I've been reading books like Essentialism and The Creative Habit. If I had to draw a diagram of my...
contentment boundaries
I wrote earlier this month that my two focus areas of 2019 are contentment and health. These are two areas I'm working on, so anything I share with you is like the blind leading the blind, but...
contentment without conditions & health without strings
During my time off (and even squeezed into the hectic weeks before Christmas), I did a lot of pondering, writing, and planning. I've been reading old notes and taking new ones. I've been thinking...
the creative’s s-word
S-t-u-c-k. The s-word dreaded by creatives all over the globe. And there is good reason for dreading it. You're humming along, in a creative groove and then you come to a complete halt. Your mind...
annoying project day
I'm sure I am not alone with it comes to not quite finishing some of the more annoying and easily overlooked parts of a DIY project. When I am really focused and disciplined, I'll pin myself down...
tuning into what’s real
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to go to a private island located in Rainy Lake in Canada. It's a island owned by our pastor's family and he invited us and another family to spend a few...