Have you noticed the regular postings this fall referencing Luci Shaw’s Breath for the Bones? If you didn’t catch it, this was our writing group’s pick for our first blog-based book club. And what a pick it was! We have enjoyed the reading, writing, discussing, pressing, and stretching of every…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 12 Do you remember the Twiddlebugs from Sesame Street? They lived in Ernie’s window-box planter, in homes made from milk cartons. (My search for the site link enlightened me to the Twiddlebugs of this generation—all CGI!) When I was a kid,…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 11 As I write, the wind is whistling, howling around the edges of my house, announcing the certain arrival of the Midwestern winter. Typically the season’s first dusting of snow fills me with giddy pleasure, sparking within me a childlike anticipation…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 10 Are artists made or born? My opinion is that they are born, for children are naturally creative, taking risks by following their ideas without thought of the end result. In Breath for the Bones chapter 10 (“Cultivating Creativity”), Luci Shaw…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 9 Chapter 9 in Luci Shaw’s Breath for the Bones is titled simply “Paying Attention.” Here she stresses the need for the artist to heed the significant in the simple. That’s most often where God tucks His treasures—in the places we…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 8 Humans are creatures of habit and routine. We develop certain patterns and rhythms in life, some for good, some for ill. It takes a miracle of mercy to boost us up and out of the ruts we’ve worn. The routines…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 7 Art is an odd thing to pursue. Most adults do not take the time to write or sculpt or sketch or paint; this is another one of those activities (like dreaming and using our imaginations) we “mature out of.” So…
When was the last time you rested in utter silence—and enjoyed it? Silence is rare in our day. Our media-saturated culture allows us to go from one event and distraction to the next with little silence to be had. Even in our resting, we tend to have background noise to…
Breath for the Bones Book Club—Thoughts on Chapter 5 In a recent post by Gordon Atkinson on High Calling Blogs, Gordon tells us of Gabi, whose achingly beautiful vision to serve God by loving kids in Uganda is enough to rouse the most callous of hearts. After hearing just a…
Breath for the Bones Book Club: Thoughts on Chapter 4 by Queenie from Rancho Ruperto This week’s book club post is provided by my dear friend Queenie. Without her, writing group would be terribly lonely. For more from this tender heart, visit her blog. I grew up attending a small,…
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