30 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in Faith, Rambles and Rants
They say the best writing is unguarded.
The writing that speaks—that is worthy—is the writing of truth.
Gut wrenching, honest truth.
About love;
death;
sex;
religion;
depression;
people;
fragile hope;
hopelessly delicate faith that weaves in-and-out of unanswered questions;
and witty, wishy-washy, wavering life. Continue reading »
17 Friday Jun 2011
Posted in Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
Dear Fellow Bloggers (and commenters, and Facebook status updaters, and Tweeters) I read and love,
Today marks the 300th post of Soiled Wings. Wild. So I wanted to say thank you – to you.
Thank you for using social media.
Thank you for living in the Velveteen Rabbit world with me.
Thank you for being real.
Thank you for showing life’s bitter-sweet journey.
Thank you for showing your dysfunction.
Thank you for using appropriate profanity.
Thank you for making me laugh.
Thank you for not letting insecurity eat you alive.
Thank you for finding the way Continue reading »
14 Friday Jan 2011
Posted in Confession / Truth in Love, Faith, Rambles and Rants
The strangest, and maybe most difficult thing about transitioning into a freelance artist’s life is promoting yourself.
I hate this.
Think about it. At work, do you let everyone know when you got an Excel formula right; gave an employee a tough review with positive results; updated a patient chart with skill; unload a new shipment using proper lifting techniques; graded 32 papers; or finished an inventory-reconciled to the penny?
Do you?
Do you go onto Facebook, Twitter, and such Continue reading »
12 Monday Oct 2009
I’m in the final stretches of getting ready for the Christian 
Writers Conference in November. I’ve told many of you I’m nervous. Specifically I’ve said, “I could just throw up.” And I feel like I’ve been “begging” for prayers.
I say begging because “I’ll pray for you” is occasionally said too lightly. Sometimes when someone says they will pray for you it’s said with the same tone and feel of “okay, see you later”. See, it was just parting words, and too often the prayer just never gets said. I know this because I have insider info about the subject Continue reading »
03 Thursday Sep 2009
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Blog facts, Christianese, Faith, Holy Spirit, James Taylor, Love, Religion, Shower the People, The Writing Process
After thinking and thinking, I started writing about my writing. 
How redundant huh? Could I BE any more nutty? {said in a Ross from Friends tone}
Anyhoo – below is something I wrote an recent addition to Continue reading »
01 Tuesday Sep 2009
I’m having a day (really a week going on two) of mixed emotions. It’s all something like “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”. Who knew that a title, from a spaghetti western movie made before my birth, would get so much use!
I’m sitting here and thinking: “I’d like to stop blogging”. And it Continue reading »
