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January is fraught with pros and cons. A fresh new year can feel exciting. With all the overeating, overindulging, over-giving, over and over from October 31 to January 1, we tend to favor enough is enough when January rolls around. The last quarter of 2025 hit hard this year. Processing all of that and still being in real-time present was a constant battle. Sometimes, I needed to be alone when I was called to be with a lot of great people. Sometimes, I needed those same great people, and I was called to be alone. Some things we get through. Some things we get over.
I’m working on scenes 24-26 of the second book of fiction. Sneak peek: it has a title. I’m going to my first-ever writer’s conference this month to learn how to market, be with other writers, and put myself out there. You have no idea how much that causes my heart to race. “What have I done?” is fighting with “Look what I have to learn!”
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Do you need some motivation? Ideas for your writing? Ways to grow in your faith? Wednesday Words is my video blog that posts once a week. Check out my website for more information on my published books and workshop offers. https://cindybcurtis.com
Where are you this week? Are you feeling like a bubblegum ball in a dispenser pinging all over the place, hoping for a chance to be dropped in the slot? When you realize you have finally dropped in the slot, you are consumed with not an ounce of flavor left. Awe… what joy! Take 5 minutes and ponder with me how to handle being an appreciator and a performer. I am on scene 20 (of 40) for book 2. This is a journey with the bare essentials and no frills—a time to get the words down and keep...
Setting up and taking down. Starting again and starting over. Losing focus and regaining wisdom. All the words matter. When we share a kind word with someone else on a regular basis, we are bound to connect with someone who needed to hear what we said. Keep sharing the kind words even if you have no idea where they will land or who will hear them. If you need a course to help you learn how to lead worship, check out this link for details. I am leading the course in January. It is all online...
Today, I am grieving the loss of three women who were moms, grandmothers, and one a great-grandmother. They all died last week. To say that I am sad is an understatement. I just finished a book where the author chose a character who made up words for times when a single word did not do the emotion justice. Sad is such a small word for such overwhelming times. To take one step is to start the process. Doing nothing does nothing. Take the small step. Much joy and gratitude, Click here to access...