How to Keep a Soft Heart After a Friendship Wound
The work of healing and keeping our hearts soft is challenging. Yet, it will always be worth it.
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Ann Swindell
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Letters to My Younger Self: The 25-Year-Old Who Feels Unworthy
You will be living in this body for the rest of your life. Try to think long-term about caring for it.
How to Wait (For Anything) Well
How do we live in seasons of waiting, knowing we have no clear end in sight, with hope?
Why It’s OK If Your Passion Isn’t Your Full-Time Thing Right Now
While we wish it were otherwise, most of us don’t have the luxury of pursuing our creative passions as a full-time job.
How to Let Winter Revive The Soul
Winter is upon us, now. The air hollows itself out, offering only cold and wind. The ground is freezing, slowing, and stalling its growth. Grass browns, trees harden. Earth, it…
3 Ways Counseling Can Be a Gift You Give Yourself
If you’re considering whether or not counseling may be for you, start here.
4 Ways to Grow as a Writer
For those of us who feel the tug toward words and books, toward verse and ink on the page, writing may feel like second nature, like a gift. For many of…
5 Resources to Help Determine and Develop Your Calling
It’s a question that most of us bump up against for decades, no matter what it is we are in the middle of doing: Is this what I’m called to…
5 Books for Aspiring Writers
Good writers are readers; it’s a maxim for a reason. And that’s why reading books by experienced authors is important — even necessary — for the aspiring writer. But along…
Why You Should Keep a Health Journal
Sometimes, it’s not until we are feeling ill or uncomfortable that we pay attention to what our bodies might be trying to tell us. When we are truly sick, there’s nothing…
The Art of the Goodbye
In less than a month, our little family will leave the town where we have built our lives for over a decade. We are moving to a new state, following…
