HeyJaredThis Creative Life
Field notes from the home front on faith, creativity, and the beauty of paying attention.
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How to keep the fire of your calling burning (according to Paul) (opens the original)
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For a fairly unproductive period, I feel worn out. I’ve fallen out of publishing regularly on Substack. There could be numerous reasons. One of them literally just shouted from the other room as soon as the keyboard started clacking, “Mamma, can you come see what I’m building?” That would be my six-year-old playing Minecraft. But, then again, this was supposed to be posted at 10:30 am… two weeks ago. So I can’t pin it on the demands of parenting. Why didn’t I chip away at this all week? Where di
I needed a Plan B. I started knitting. (opens the original)
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I finally found the courage to leave a job I didn’t want. Then, almost immediately, I found myself wishing I hadn’t.My manager had just offered to renew my contract for six months, and I asked her if, instead, I could take my corporate writing contract freelance. I wanted the freedom to work from home, give more attention to my family and make space for work that felt meaningful.Thanks for reading This Creative Life! If you’re somewhere between the life y
The unforced rhythms of grace (opens the original)
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There’s so much I wish I could do right now, so much I want to fix, and I just can’t. I have less than an hour before my Substack is due to go out, and I have no idea what I want to write about. I don’t have an income of my own yet, and my husband and I can’t seem to see eye to eye on household finances. I feel so… powerless. Thanks for reading This Creative Life! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscription-widge
Three encounters with art before I realised what God was restoring (opens the original)
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I kept driving past this art library in town every morning on my way to work. I told myself I should just pop in sometime, but I never did. When my daughter came with me to work one day, her boredom finally gave me a reason to venture inside.Thanks for reading This Creative Life! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" type="submi
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