
That is me and Melissa Michaels and Ann Voskamp at Relevant in 2010. (Back before either of them had officially released a published book. Melissa has two out now and I’ve lost count of Ann’s, she has several.) Attending Relevant was an eye opening experience, in a good way. (Back then it was called…

Summer has almost slipped completely away. In line with what seems to happen every. single. summer… I haven’t done any of the projects I had set aside to do during “summer break”. It has been a very busy summer, filled up with camping, trips to the beach, youth camp and time at my parents…

In July of 2011 a post of mine was featured on (in)courage. The topic was facing fear; in particular my fear of the white of a blank piece of watercolor paper that hid behind a door in my home. It was stretched and ready to go but it sat there hidden behind a…