Our Sometimes Foggy Call to Write

by Edie Melson @EdieMelson

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. Exodus 13:21 ESV

I always treasure the times when I go to the mountains and get to witness the clouds hanging low in the valleys. It won't be long until I get to spend an entire week there for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference.

The morning I took this picture was special because I'd been studying the book of Exodus. This sight reminded me again of how God accompanied the Israelites—by night a pillar of fire and by day a column of cloud. 

When Life Gets Overwhelming

by Sarah Van Diest @SarahVanDiest

I want to write to encourage you today, if today is a hard one for you. I would love to lift the gaze of your eyes from downward, focused on your path, to upward so you can see the Father’s smile as He looks at you.—So that whatever weight you carry will feel lighter, and so your heart will know the sweet sensation of rest and freedom.

But today I feel unfit for the task.