Feeding Our Faith Through the Spiritual Practice of Writing

Today one of my fellow Hope*Writers, Jennie Denney, is offering a home for my words to live. Below is an excerpt of the piece. You can read the full article on her website here.

As I write, the persistent hum of leaf blowers vibrates through my closed windows to fill my ears. The indecipherable words of my husband on a work-from-home phone call drift down the hallway. My three-year-old son babbles in his bed as he attempts an afternoon nap.

Because of the sounds and movements in my household, I’m often losing my train of thought, forgetting why I’m walking up the stairs, or wondering if I’ll accomplish anything before dinnertime. I try to hold five different ideas in my head as I go about my day.

So when I sit down to write, I am thankful for the keyboard’s limitations that only allow me to press one letter at a time. I’m forced to sift and strain out distractions as I produce each word on the page.

This is how, in a time of interrupted routines and routine interruptions, I’ve stumbled into a practice that allows me to focus my affections on God and bolster the connection between my heart and His.

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