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Amy K. Sorrells · 23h ago

a thorny challenge for writers

Do you write from your pain? A common question for writers With an enigmatic answer. An answer many believe holds the key to moving, unforgettable prose. In her book, Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg says this: “To begin writing from our pain eventually engenders compassion for our sma...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 2d ago

consider. a photo blog.

***** “How sweet are your words to my taste,     sweeter than honey to my mouth!” ~Psalm 119:103 ***** ***** “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy....
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Amy K. Sorrells · 6d ago

Step away from the vacuum. And take heart.

If you’ve followed me for any small amount of time, you know I love my three big dogs. Three golden retrievers, with three distinct personalities and three times the shedding. That’s why I also love my Pet Special Dyson Vacuum. We spent nearly all of a tax return on the purple beauty a c...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 1W ago

more. a poem.

more and more i hear the sound of rifts and rending people shouting people clamoring Cinderalla stepsisters ripping beads off the broken Bride He calls He weeps for His defiled beauty promised to Him however we leave her shattered and shards pieces of mirror reflecting our own right to rightness or ...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 1W ago

Celebrating a broken Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day. Every woman’s favorite holiday, right? Well, if you’re like a lot of women, Mother’s Day can be downright difficult. So I recorded some (hopefully) encouraging thoughts for you. If you remember nothing else from this post, remember that ultimately Mother’s...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 2W ago

calling the hearts of all artists

Lately I’ve been re-reading parts of a book our church’s ministry team studied several years ago called The Heart of the Artist, by Rory Noland. As a writer who loves Jesus, my highest hopes are to pen words which paint accurate and compelling portraits of the Savior, and to brush landsc...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 3W ago

Last newspaper column: Moving on with thanks and hope

Some friends of mine are moving out of their first home. The home they perfected with post-wedding dreams and flowers. The home they first brought their babies to, wrinkled, new and swaddled tight from the hospital. “Isn’t it hard to leave?” I asked her. She thought for a moment. Her answer surprise...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 3W ago

much ado about waiting rooms

one walks on her own but not alone into cold waiting rooms ring of gold forty-three years warmed by loving hands against thin, limp divider curtains waiting in prayer folded and enfolded between friends hands and feet laughing praying bringing picnic lunches to hard tiled  waiting rooms operating, i...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 3W ago

On fixing aliens

Meet Mr. Alien. One of a collection of unlikely superheroes belonging to my son, Mr. Alien suffered a terrible casualty in the throes of terrifying battle. He lost a finger. And when you only have three fingers on each hand to start with, one less dooms you to early retirement on the Boys Broken Ben...
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Amy K. Sorrells · 3W ago

New column: Living in the zone

Ah, the hazards of Zone 5 living. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I can almost guarantee you were so excited about the 80-degree weather a couple weeks ago you went ahead and bought your annuals. You know. The annuals now curled around the edges and dead from the frost. I remember growing ...
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