Everyday Courage
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The small, everyday moments of courage are where we learn to be brave for the big moments.
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Stopping to Rest
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I now understand the saying, bone-tired, for it is how I feel today. Yes, there has been more at work than usual, but there’s also been driving the kids to violin and ju-jitsu lessons and the long lines at the big box store and phone calls with those suffering from loss and illness, and I just feel…depleted. I have no more left to give. I must rest.
Event: St James Seattle
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I will be reading from my book Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight at St James Cathedral May 21 at 7pm. Join us for a few stories and conversation. The book will be available for purchase.
Read MoreEvent: Spring Tea at St Barbara's in Black Diamond May 18
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Delighted to be speaking at St. Barbara’s Spring Tea on The Power of Stories to Shape and Encourage Our Faith. It will be a beautiful and encouraging time together.
Read MoreJune Generative Zoom Workshop on JOY!
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How do you even begin to get ideas on what to write: let alone something joyful?
In this generative workshop we will look at work from three joyful writers. Being in conversation with other writers help us develop our own pieces.
Read MoreBook Launch At Seattle Public Library
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Celebrated the launch of Undaunted Joy at the Seattle Public Library
Read MoreZoom - May 13 Writing for Your Life: Dealing with Discouragement
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During this online gathering, we will explore common sources of discouragement for spiritual writers as well as strategies we can adopt to cultivate joy.
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Verily Magazine-Joy as a “Revolutionary Act”: A Conversation with Author Shemaiah Gonzalez
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At a time in which the good, inspiring, and delightful is seemingly overshadowed by the sheer volume of the awful, difficult, and upsetting, Shemaiah Gonzalez’ Undaunted Joy: The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight is an invitation to pause and notice the beauty of the lives we are living. In this collection of essays, she chronicles moments of joy, noting as she goes along that this way of seeing took time to cultivate.
Read MoreHow to Live a Joy-Filled Life
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We all want a bit of joy.
Commercials advertise for it. Politicians claim voting for their party will bring you joy. Apparently even eating certain foods will conjure a bit of joy like a magic potion.
Read MoreThe Catholic Radio Morning Show
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This morning I jumped off the treadmill at 5:40am and into a side room at the gym to talk to Iowa’s Catholic Morning Show. We had an energizing fast paced chat about all things JOY. Listen in!
Read MoreGenerative Zoom Workshop on JOY!
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How do you even begin to get ideas on what to write: let alone something joyful?
In this generative workshop we will look at work from three joyful writers. Being in conversation with other writers help us develop our own pieces.
You will come out of this workshop with the beginnings of three joyful pieces to develop and sharpen in the days thereafter.
Read MoreEveryday Moments or AI
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I wrote on Pope Francis's words and challenges us to embrace everyday moments made holy instead of letting AI take the creative lead.
Read MoreBooks Read in January
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Some months every single thing you read is fantastic. This was one of those months so I had to share.
Read MoreReimagining Creativity
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Honored to write the feature story for February’s Our Sunday Visitor . I wrote about how artistic virtues can help build a culture of creativity in the church.
Read MoreRapt Interview
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Rapt hosts leaders and servants, preachers and professors, writers and filmmakers, makers and musicians and mystics—imperfect people who create and adventure with God. We talked about identity, personal struggles, my new book, Undaunted Joy, the Holy Spirit, daily spiritual practices, favorite resources that equip me to follow Jesus more closely, and the future. You just might be surprised!
Read MoreNon-Fiction Zoom Workshop for Busy People
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Details:
+ Wednesdays in February 4-5pm PST
+Cost $125 (Paid via Venmo)
+ Limit 8 participants
+Participant will turn in up to 2500 words by Jan 29.
+Each week will open with a generative prompt or craft talk. Followed by workshopping two of the pieces each week. I will let you know which ones they are so that each participant will have read it and made notes for the writer.
Read MorePilgrimage to a Monastery
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I wrote on my yearly pilgrimage to Surrey, UK to pray with the monks. I daydream about this place. It is featured greatly in my upcoming book.
Read MoreHe is Right Here
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I saw a reel on Instagram showing pictures of Jesus present in our everyday lives. There was Jesus, sitting at one of those low Kindergarten tables, in a much-too-small-for-him chair, coloring with a small child. He looked as if he were having fun.
Read MoreEvent: Keynote Speaker at Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature
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I am pleased to announce that this Friday, November 15, I will be the Keynote Speaker at the Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature at the University of Dallas. Join me at 5pm as I speak on the topic “May We Never Lose Our Sense of Wonder.”
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