Pilgrim Footsteps

It's been a frustrating few (well, several) months. Every time things take a little break, more just begins to build up again. As I was talking with God last night, I was feeling very messy and weighed down. He told me I was carrying too much and I had to give it to Him. "I know, God, but how? How do I give it to you?" Knowing me so intimately, as He knows each of us, He told me to write down what I'm carrying. One topic after another came quickly from the end of my pen. Seven topics (with sub-specifics) later, I had quite a list of very honest things that I was carrying and a much lighter feeling. It worked. (Of course it did; if God says to do it, it will work.) I felt lighter, less worried and weighed down, and my mind and heart were clearer and ready for a good night's rest. So may I suggest that you try this as well? If you're feeling weighed down, messy, overwhelmed, etc (and especially if you like words as I do), take a moment to write d...

I had one English teacher in high school that just wouldn't give me 100%. I discovered that no matter what I wrote, be it an essay or a creative writing assignment, I always ended up missing a point on voice.  I never quite understood what she thought was missing; what voice  wasn't there. One day I got it. While reading something that I wrote, I caught a strand of my voice . It was in something that I wrote about that meant a lot to me. There it was, the sound of my heart like a melody on the page. You have a voice , too. And I don't just mean on paper; not everyone is made a writer with a clear voice there. What were you made to do? Where does the melody of your heart come through clearly? Maybe your voice comes out among your fellow athletes. Maybe it comes out in the photos you take, or your artwork. Maybe it comes out in your business deals, or your interaction with customers. Maybe it comes out when you teach children or just mother them. Whatever you were c...