Pivotal to a happy writing life is a practice of daily personal writing.

I am a gate for God to accomplish great things. Through me and with me, new Life enters the world.

Creativity makes life useful to us. It also makes us useful to life.

I ask to be made beautiful like the trees are beautiful, each growing according to a unique plan. Lop off a limb and and the tree will accommodate it's loss, still growing and still beautiful. It is my hope to be able to flourish in a similar fashion, taking on the shape and dimensions that is intended for me.

We always do the best we can by the light we have to see by.

Rather than being taught to ask ourselves who we are, we are schooled to ask others. We are, in effect, trained to listen to others’ versions of ourselves.

We are not accustomed to thinking that God's will for us and our own inner dreams can coincide.