Thank You Jesus For:

by ninja | Heal from the past

Uni-nostril. I was going to complain that one of my nose-openings is completely clogged, but in the spirit of gratitude, I’m thankful that one is opened, allowing air into my happy lungs. Melons. French, in particular. Wow. Like heaven in your mouth. For those...

Typing Praise Words

by ninja | Find joy today

Ever get in a spiritual funk? I’ve been in one. In the infamous words of Patrick DeMuth, “I need a vacation.” We both feel the weight of working in France . . . working, working, working without a break. I took a little break yesterday. I...

Hills

by ninja | Find joy today

“I’m a good runner if I run on flat ground,” I told the Lord today on my morning run. I lamented the French hills as I huffed. I wished my lungs could take all the up-up-up. “You need the hills, Mary,” He said. “No I don’t. I...

Path to Publication: The End

by ninja | Write!

Though the story never really ends, I want to end this series because I think it would be boring for me to write about, “well, then I got this contract, and this editing experience was hard, and blah, blah, blah.” So, suffice to say, the first book I sold...

Wow. Great Words!

by ninja | Find joy today

I’m reading the NLT version of the Bible through in a year. The other day, these words wowed me and adequately portrayed how I feel about the Lord: “You thrill me, Lord, with all you have done for me! I sing for joy because of what you have done”...