Waiting Questions

Jim Croegaert has a song, “Waiting,” on his CD, Heaven Knows.  I listened to it on my thousand mile drive to Colorado earlier this week and it’s running through my mind this morning, waiting for a grandbaby. In a personal prophecy a few years ago, a gentle man spoke God’s thoughts: “You’ve felt like there’s …

Promise-Keeping

“I have some questions about publishing. I’ll call you.” Last spring, I was chatting at a meeting with an old acquaintance. The phone hasn’t rung. “Let’s do lunch. I’ll email you.” Have you heard that one lately? “I’ll let you know soon.” How soon is soon? Caught in a communication snafu lately? How do we …

Keeping Company

“Audience, audience, audience.” That’s what Dr. Morris at Parkland Junior College repeated in the Creative Non-Fiction class I took in spring, 2005. “Who is your audience? Are you writing for teenagers, Christians, Midwesterners, Asians, baby boomers, tattoo artists, working class, white collar, atheists?” “Who’s your client?” That’s what I learned in psychotherapy training. What’s on …