When Overwhelm Kills Productivity

June 14, 2022.Reading time 16 minutes.

Can being overwhelmed kill your productivity? Absolutely. But maybe not the way you think.

Goodbye 2020. Hello 2021.

December 31, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

2020 – What. A. Year. There was a lot to deal with, wasn’t there? I won’t mention the big events that have been talked about over and over. We all know what they are. Instead, here’s a quick recap of my year, personally. Early on in 2020, work got overwhelming. My very first post was […]

Officially On Hiatus

February 17, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

You may have noticed that I haven’t made a post at all so far this year. There are a few reasons for that, but the main one is that my day job is keeping my extremely busy lately and will continue to do so for the next few months. So, the plans I have to […]

One Word 365 (2020)

December 7, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

The purpose of One Word 365 is to put aside the usual New Year’s resolutions that we never seem to keep. Instead, you pick one word. Just one word that you want to spend the year focusing on and living out… whatever that may mean for you, personally. My One Word for 2020 is focus. […]

The Reading Rut of 2019

August 17, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I go through at least one reading rut every year, and I’m currently in one. Part of the reason is that my job is keeping me busy and mentally exhausted. The other reason, I believe, is that I’m reading St. Augustine’s Confessions, which is not light reading. The little bit of time I get to […]

A Slight Shift

April 23, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Right off the bat, let me say that the focus of this blog is not changing. Being a writer, reader, and Christ follower is still what will drive the content here. But I will be making some changes. My personal and professional goals demand it. But I still want to provide content for you guys. […]

The Long-Distance Race

February 18, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

“The Christian life is not a series of 100-yard sprints; it is like a cross-country race. It’s a long obedience in the same direction.” – Alistair Begg I realized long ago that I’m not a very patient person. I sometimes wonder if it has something to do with the era I’ve spent my teens and […]

Interview & Giveaway

August 26, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

I recently had the opportunity to participate in 3 Questions Wednesday over at Inspired Prompt. You can learn a little about me as I answer the following questions: Can you describe yourself in three words? Someone offers you a fully-paid writing research trip to any place you desire to go. Where would it be and […]

The Bullet Journal: To Plan or to Track?

April 15, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’ve tried a lot of ways to get myself organized with my writing. Not just in terms of keeping track of ideas and notes, but in terms of making myself sit down and get things done. I was using a Monthly/Daily planner for a while, but I eventually fell away from keeping it up. I […]

Update (due to lack of updates)

September 15, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

It’s been a couple of months since I’ve consistently posted. Part of this is due to the fact that I’ve hit a reading slump. Life got hectic, and my brain has been exhausted to the point where reading was the last thing I wanted to do. Writing was second-to-last. I’m trying to get back in […]

I Am a Writer: Mission Statement

May 15, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I AM A WRITER My mission is to create fiction that will entertain readers while sharing the Gospel in some form. I have always admired writers, and have dabbled in creative writing since about age nine. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve written longer stories that have caused the urge to write and publish a novel […]