Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Difficult seasons”
For writers, there’s nothing worse than those off days—even off seasons. They’re the ones that Wally Writer and Annie Author rarely talk about because their writing is just too picture-perfect. Everything they create is a masterpiece. Every word they write is beautiful and filled with deep, profound meaning. They don’t often admit mistakes because…well…they just don’t make any! And of course, …
It was a day like any other. For someone. Somewhere. But not for me. For me, stark white walls and the whirr of machines defined my day. That is, days. In fact, my son’s hospital bed and his sleeping form registered reality in a most unwelcomed way. Hours. Days. Weeks. How long had I even been there? Too long. I …
How easy it is to dwell on the past. To unearth old seasons from yesterday’s memories. We might recall special days spent with loved ones. Meaningful moments long since passed. Times of success…or days of discouragement. The thing about reflecting too much on yesterday is that it makes it difficult to embrace now. So why do it? I think it’s …
Most writers will tell you the in between seasons are the hardest. Because I’ve promised to tell you the truth, I won’t sugarcoat it. They are. Waiting (especially a prolonged season of waiting) is like a knife to the weary writer’s heart. As each hope-filled day passes, so does a tiny bit of our resolve. We struggle to make sense …
In today’s world it’s easy to become discouraged. We’re confronted with many of the same issues that generations before us faced, however, the exception being that word just travels faster. With the advancement in technology, society’s ills are now broadcast through a variety of means in instantaneous, in-your-face fashion. Our safe, little “bubbles” are suddenly penetrable and less apt to protect us from …
