Josh and I went to a house concert for Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken (they are incredible live if you ever get the chance to see them). The smaller venue of someone’s living room made the song intros feel like … Continue reading
After reading Story Engineering earlier this week I was really intrigued by the premise of Donald Miller’s memoir A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. When he started working with screenwriters to adapt his previous book Blue Like Jazz, Miller … Continue reading
Sometimes you just have to buy the book. As you can see from my plethora of tabs, I got a LOT out of Larry Brooks’ excellent book on story architecture, Story Engineering. I read a lot, and feel like I … Continue reading
Our society worships the god of productivity. When I was at my college reunion, one of my old roommates and I heard a talk about the intersection of calling and sabbath. It’s not a juxtaposition I had considered before, but … Continue reading
For most people, the question “Where are you from?” elicits a simple answer. It’s a diagnostic, right? A way of pinning down who you are. “I grew up in Fishers,” my husband says, “back when there was only one stoplight … Continue reading
Give me Your eyes for just one second, Give me Your eyes so I can see Everything that I keep missing. Give me Your love for humanity. Give me your arms for the brokenhearted, The ones who are far beyond … Continue reading
I’m on a committee at my church that reviews books and materials for Biblestudies, which is a great fit for me and a way I really enjoy serving. Recently I read through Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets … Continue reading
If you’ve been around the mommy arena for long, you’ve probably noticed that people cling to their labels. Some moms who work resent the label “full-time moms” give themselves, like the working moms are lesser parents. Moms who don’t send … Continue reading
For some reason I remember the roller skates. If you grew up in the ’80s, you’ll remember how big a deal roller skates were. I really wanted a pair of my own. So I scrounged up bits of saved allowances … Continue reading
If you’ve suffered the loss of a loved one, you might have noticed that you grieve in specific ways, perhaps different from how others around you dealt with the same loss. Susan Berger’s book The Five Ways We Grieve: Finding … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
