On Writing
One of my new favorite authors is Anne Lamott. She writes with honesty and clarity and truth--and humor! The first book I ready by her is Blue Shoe. It's a fictional story of a very human woman who is trying to love her family well but keeps falling into old habits. I could relate to so much in this character and yet it encouraged me to seek God's help in relationships more than any Christian "how-to" book has. The most recent book I am reading by her is bird by bird. It's her instructions on writing and life. In it she said someone asked her why she writes and she answered, "Because I like it. And, because I'm good at it." It has taken me a while to say that I'm a good writer. Something in me rebels against calling myself good at anything, as if that is boastful or conceited. I've even resisted giving myself any labels at all, like "a stay-at-home mom", or "a runner", or "a writer." I just don't want to...