This page displays all recent posts from both of my blogs
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What I wish I knew when I graduated high school
While you may not be about to graduate high school, maybe you know someone who is that needs to hear this. Or maybe you have your own big decisions to make, and some of this may apply to you!
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Knowing the right things but still feeling bad: What to do on the bad days
Today I feel like a fraud. Despite “knowing all the right things” and sharing my best advice—I had some bad days this week
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Free Christian Books!
For a limited time, you can download these books to discover some wonderful new writers.
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How we self-sabotage with fear of failure—and how to prioritize what matters
I don’t want to look back on my writing time as a “waste.” I don’t want to see it as a failure just because I don’t get published. If I enjoyed the process and grew as a person, then that should be enough.
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Anxiety can wait: Do the courageous thing now
Anxiety doesn’t have to control your life. Whether it’s social anxiety, generalized anxiety, or situational anxiety, you can have the final say over what you do and don’t do.
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Free inspirational books (and why writers need each other)
The book promo I joined is all about authors helping other authors by sharing their work. Rather than acting as though we are in competition, we work together and celebrate each others’ successes.
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I’ve learned to get excited when I face challenges to my faith
I have learned, with time, that I don’t have to fear these moments of “doubt.” They haven’t destroyed my faith yet. Rather, they have only strengthened my convictions.
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The Redeemed Imagination has a new cover!
When I wrote The Redeemed Imagination, I was learning how my imagination was both my greatest strength and my greatest weakness.
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Songs for Holy Week and Easter
While we celebrate the light of Jesus’s birth in the darkness of winter, we celebrate His death and resurrection just as new life blooms multi-colored around us.
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The Sacred Art of Bird Watching
When we learn to see, name, and love creation, we are actively expressing our awe and gratitude to their Creator. We recognize that we are small, but that our God is infinite. We ground ourselves in the beauty of God’s design while also longing for our connection to nature to be restored.
Emily Brooks 