Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels I have been working hard this last week to finalize my writing business system for 2024. Why so early? I decided I should have this set in stone before January 1, especially as a writer in 2024. Thankfully, I had focused time on finalizing my plans for 2024, and I thought I would share them with you to help give you an idea of what they look like. Let’s jump right...
Photo by Jordan Christian on Unsplash My wife and I relocated to eastern Washington state five years ago. We believed that God was calling us to an entirely new location after spending nearly ten years living in Portland, Oregon, where my wife was born and raised. We didn’t understand God was bringing us really deep healing until we were here. There would undoubtedly be some highly...
Photo by Jorik Kleen on Unsplash “Very simply, a platform is the thing you stand on to get heard. It’s your stage. But unlike a stage in a theatre, today’s platform is not built of wood or concrete or perched on a grassy hill. Today’s platform is built of people. Contacts. Connections. Followers.”— Michael Hyatt, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World I used to think that building an author...
I will never forget when Jesus sat across from me at a table. For months, I had invited him into my life for a coffee in the morning. Sometimes, I would experience him. His presence would fill a room in what can only be described as a supernatural way. But this time was different. I was sitting on the floor of a lake house in northern Idaho. Tears were streaming down my face. As a grown man, I...
Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash “Who wants to hear about your life? You’re so boring.” Do you hear lies about your life like these? These are the lies I hear when I start writing. Every time I go to write a post or work on a book, these lies come after me. And while I might not be an online creator expat living in another country after quitting my job to go all in (clearly, this sounds...
I am a follower of Jesus. I am a husband and a father. I am a writer. I care deeply about people and believe that men and women can grow into who they were created to be. Enter...