Posts by Andrea L. Ramsay
Creating from the Hard Places
I’m in a women’s class at my church on Thursday mornings. We’re studying the book Waking Up Grey, which is all about waking up your creativity. As I sat in class last week, I looked around and noticed several women crying. They were just sitting there, letting tears run down hardly wiping them away. They looked…
Read MoreOur Jobs, Our Calling, The Fall
I just came off a weekend with some wonderful people: my little sister, Sara, and her fiancé (my future brother-in-law!), Jeff. We talked about many things and of course at some point the conversation turned to our callings in work, as it often does when you are a group of twenty somethings. I think the…
Read MoreEating a lot this Holiday? That’s OK.
A note: Hey guys! Because of some exciting writing things happening (which I will tell you about as soon as I can), I’m going to be re-posting some of my favorite blogs for the next few weeks until that project is done. Below is an old time fave of mine about food and the holidays.…
Read MoreLook at My New Website! + A Giveaway
The giveaway winners are… (as your name appears in the comments section below) Shannon Franks Hayley Davis Laura (no last initial) Kathie Littleton Louise Warren Send me you address asap via my contact page, and I’ll mail you your Bible! Welcome to my new site! If you’ve been here before, you’ll notice that things are…
Read MoreHow to Become a Freelance Writer, Part One: Why and When Experience Matters
Lately, this is the most common question I get from readers of my blog: How do I become a freelance writer? For those of you I never responded to, I apologize. I’ve been planning on addressing it on my actual blog, so, here is your answer. In a three-part mini series I’m going to, as…
Read More“I didn’t know myself without social media.” – Essena O’Neill and Knowing Ourselves
I don’t often drop everything to comment on newsy topics, but when it involves body image and identity, sometimes I can’t help myself. You may have seen that Essena O’Neill, a teen social media celebrity with half a million Instagram followers, has quit social media. I didn’t know who Essena O’Neill was until yesterday, but…
Read MoreWhy Being Still Makes Us So Uncomfortable
I hate being sick. I know everybody hates being sick, but I feel like I have a particularly hard time with it. I’ve had a cold since Friday, and I noticed that with this cold I was doing more than usual to try and make it go away as soon as possible. I took a…
Read MoreFrom Words to Deeds – A Guest Post from Sheridan Voysey
Today I’m giving space to Sheridan Voysey. I met Sheridan a few years ago when I was working in publishing. He was presenting his upcoming book, Resurrection Year, and I remember when he stepped off the stage the entire room was completely silent. Sheridan had shared one of the most beautiful talks I’d ever heard…
Read More7 Things I’ve Learned from 7 Years of Blogging
Yesterday was my blog’s seventh birthday. I had big plans to celebrate seven years of blogging. I was going to re-post old blogs, one from each year. I was going to do “seven days of giveaways” to celebrate. I was going to write something important and good, but you see, I don’t really have…
Read MoreWhat It Means to Be Loved By God
I’ve been quiet in this space lately. Work has been consuming. Any spare time I have I devote to writing other things and writing here gets pushed farther and farther down the priority list. I don’t like it, but it’s the season I’m in right now. I listened to a song the other day that…
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