these brain barf posts are the ones i do when i have a lot to say, but everything is disorganized and spewed…
are you a designer? my publisher, zondervan, relevant magazine, and neue have a little design contest going on for mad church disease.? the winner gets a bunch of stuff like a subscription to neue, $100 AMEX card, and your ad printed in the march edition of neue with lots of love.? i realize, as a designer, there are people who are passionately against spec work.? i’ve been a designer professionally for 10 years. i get it. however my own philosophy is quite the opposite – a communal one of sharing where money isn’t the focus.? zondervan could very well use their great design team to make this ad, but we don’t want to.? why? this online community has contributed so much to this book from stories to voting on the cover art to instant feedback. it only seems natural.? go here for details.
yesterday i had a great meeting with nashville author chris coppernoll. keep in mind i have only read three fiction books in the last ten years (all of them in the last two months) and they were the shack, and then chris’ two books, providence and a beautiful fall.? holy freaking smokes. they are good. no…they are amazing.? they went in my bag everywhere i went and if i had a spare moment, i would dive back into them.? chris didn’t ask me to review or recommend them…i honestly just purchased them because i believe in supporting local authors.? i didn’t expect to be swept away by them. and now, after spending some time with chris, he is such a life-giving person it’s no wonder his books are so dadgum good.? if you like a great novel with incredible character development and storyline, you MUST GET THESE BOOKS.? providence was his first one, then a beautiful fall. they are stellar.? read more about chris and the way he is changing the world (besides writing amazing books).
we are still 720 pairs of shoes short from receiving our match from underology.? i’m not sure if people are just tapped out, or tuned out, or what.? but only 280 pairs have been given this week instead of thousands that have been given every other week.? i’m thankful for those 280 pairs.? it’s the dramatic drop doesn’t make sense.? tony morgan left a comment about this online generation being excited about putting a widget up or talking about causes, but that they actually do very little in comparison as far as acting.? the stats prove true…over 3500 people have blogged or promoted the cause, but only 1500 or so have donated.? i’m a bit dumbfounded. but that’s okay.? there’s still 8780 people whose feet that will be protected.? sorry if you’re missing out on this.? http://www.50000shoes.com.
oh yeah, the highest bids right now for the autographed amy grant guitar are $100.? bid more than that, and it could be yours.
i am officially working on book two. venturing into totally unknown territory. scary. exciting. fun.
tomorrow, i have the opportunity to talk to someone i deeply respect who is leading a great organization that is making a real difference in the world (yes, as opposed to a fake difference. sorry. my humor’s a bit dry today). looking forward to sharing his thoughts with you next week.
finally picked up some meds for the depression. they have been sitting on my kitchen counter for the last week. i can’t make myself take them yet.
remember tomorrow is not guaranteed. trust your heart. what is it that you’re not doing that you must?
happy thursday.
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21 responses to “brain barf, edition 2”
Sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Good though. I will comment only on the things in your post that jumped out at me…..I respect you on your commitment to writing…..I still must begin writing, just need to find the jumper cables :) And meds for your depression…not that I am against them, because I have had a season in my life that I felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest, but I was able to slide out from underneath the elephant slowly but surely without meds. It’s the focus of the little things in life that keep me happy….good coffee, a meaningful talk with a friend or a stranger, a hug from my wife and kids or the unexpected, and the thought of the true love of Jesus when He first entered my life and not what organized crime ( I mean “religion ) has made a relationship appear to be.
Anyway, my you have a sunny Thursday….even through the rain :)
praying for you as you go with God….into that great unknown where He is so faithful to meet us and surprise us!
Big stuff for you! What’s on my plate that I’m not doing? Well, besides getting my financial life in order, I’d say. . . getting rid of this bronchitis. Fortunately, the fever broke, and I’m eating again! But as you can see from the fact that I’ve commented multiple times, I’ve not been occupying my time with much else besides hanging out on the blogosphere.
Anne,
First, let me just say that I found your blog by accident- but of course God know’s it hasn’t been any accident. Let me explain: I am a 24 woman who has a job which requires much- much of my heart, my mind, MY SOUL. I work among men and it is a job where although I may be “working in a ministry” I often feel alone- I am the only woman who works in my area and I constantly feel the need to prove myself (despite the fac that Christ’s word tells me differently). There are much greater plans for me than I have been believing- and then one day a few months ago I woke up- I woke up and realized that I am where I am because something great is going ot happen. So for the past few months I have been searching for opportunties to try new avenues, to see what else I could/can do, to see what other women my age are doing. Guess what I found? A TON of amazing women, like yourself, who are serving in an immense way- and then it dawned on me- I had fallen into a trap of thinking that the only place for me in ministry was to be an assistant. Anne, I love writing my thoughts, my desires, my love for people and the things around me. I love being transparent and real- telling the things that maybe some people would never share with an online audience-
Anyway, I just wanted to voice all of this. Because for once, in a really long time, I dont feel so alone in my bold thoughts or my crazy rambling on the blog world. For once I feel like I just spotted someone (possibly a few years older, maybe not) very similarly minded, doing something that I KNOW I want to do one day.
March yourself right back to your kitchen counter and take those meds, young lady!
Just start with one. Just one. You can reevaluate after that.
wow emily – that’s cool -write on, write on!
“remember tomorrow is not guaranteed. trust your heart. what is it that you?re not doing that you must?”
these words have really hit me hard, thank you for sharing that.
Don’t give up Anne!! I bought some shoes again today. It can happen!!!
“the stats prove true?over 3500 people have blogged or promoted the cause, but only 1500 or so have donated. i?m a bit dumbfounded. but that?s okay.”
Wow. I too am dumbfounded. Yes I bought shoes, 2nd week of the campaign. BUT For all the blogs I read about the church’s hypocrisy, the church failing to affect culture, the church not relevant, and some comments on. your post on the question yesterday, and it’s not even to 10,000 yet more than dumbfounds me. Yes, it’s okay, and it’s more than what was started with. I fear that we are facing a generation of Christ followers (that’s the right term, right?) that is quick to criticize and slow to act.
You don’t fight injustice by blogging about it.
Is book two by any chance about PKs?
anne – question for you.
how do you feel about deterring some of one’s tithe to causes such as soles4souls? I mean, maybe not your main source of income… but for example i’m a freelance photographer that doesn’t do a WHOLE lot of business (i’m no daley hake), but what do you think about taking a tithe from a client’s check every once in a while and putting it towards some other cause than my local church?
just curious what your thoughts on this would be :) we can chat via email if you’d like.
Have you had a chance to reflect on your comments? If so, would like your thoughts back.
140 pairs, someone match it….
Wouldn’t you take tylenol for a headache? Insulin for Diabetes? Antibiotics for a sinus infection? It’s the same!!! :) I agree with Jordan Like the River. :) Been praying for you and this.
I think it is great that you are writing a book and doing your thing, but I don’t think it is cool for your publisher to be running a contest for spec work. This is a highly frowned upon practice in the design industry. If your publisher needs a design for you book, they should look around, get some quotes and PAY someone what they are worth instead of asking a whack of designers to submit their hard work for possibly nothing at all in return.
I am confident you had nothing to do with this decision, but I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents about it.
You can read a great article about spec work here: http://is.gd/bofy
Sorry to have my first comment on your blog be negative…Look forward to more positive comments in the future :)
Thanks Vin. We all decided it would be best. They have a team of fabulous designers (they are a pretty big company) but it is more about the community of this book over the last year than a free design. This community has contributed everything to the book. Why stop now? There are two different philosophies in the design industry (of which I have been a member for the last decade) and I subscribe to a different one than no spec. :) Gotta love diversity! But thanks for your input.
Anne, I found your blog thanks to a link from Chris Coppernoll on Facebook. (I was his editor for those novels of his you enjoyed.) Earlier today I got an unexpected little royalty check for a book I wrote five years ago so I decided to follow the Soles4souls link and purchase a few pairs of shoes. Thanks for championing that cause.
Having spent most of my post-natal (and pre-natal, for that matter) life in the church, I’m quite intrigued by your book. I’ll be sure to pick it up upon release.
Peace to you and yours.
Congratulations on starting book two!!!
I’m super excited for your first one!
i feel weird commenting about your depression meds, but have you ever tried supplements like this: http://www.shaklee.net/naturallyhealthy/product/20625
having been the meds route, i understand your hesitancy. just thought i’d toss out an alternative.
and thanks for the book recommendation. gotta love a good novel!
I agree with Jordan Like the River, almost…
Take the meds. But don’t stop at one. One pill won’t make a difference. Depending on the type and how long its been around, it’ll take awhile for the medicine to start working and/or reach its full effectiveness. My doctor has given me older drugs such as imipramine and told me it could take a month before I saw results. Newer stuff will start working more quickly, but the only way to judge its true effectiveness is to follow the dosage instructions and give it time.
(Disclaimer: I have no medical training on this, just years of personal experiences, trial and error, personal research, etc…)
I’ve just saved this write-up in Quadriot, cheers.