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“You have been appointed to steward all of it-these precious children under your care and this art burning a hole in your heart. There is no one better suited for this job, for this holy work, for this calling, than you.”

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Book:Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

Source: Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

“This is about paying attention to beauty and mercy and grace, and then sharing those gifts with the world through our words, our paintings, our music, our photographs.”

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Book:Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

Source: Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

“That’s all we can do, isn’t it? As mothers. As artists. We do the work. We ask for help. We show up and give God our best effort, our richest offering, hoping someday we meet our Maker and hear “She has done a beautiful thing. She has done what she could.”

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Book:Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

Source: Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

“At the core, making space for creativity traces back to permission, to the idea that feeding our souls is not a waste. Creativity is not a waste of time, or money, or resources. It’s not a waste of space in our schedules, our minds, our homes. If you view creativity as a selfish act, you will always struggle to justify making time for it. If you believe pursuing creativity is self-serving, it’s going to be the first thing you cut from your life in busy seasons.”

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Book:Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

Source: Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

“You desperately want all the right tools because you want to mother “the right way.” But motherhood is messy, and raw, and nuanced, and requires things a baby registry could never provide: surrender, and trust, and dependence on the Lord Almighty to fuel you with grace, with perseverance, with steadfast love, with a sacrificial willingness to get up the next morning with your eyes half shut and do it all over again.”

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Book:Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood

Source: Create Anyway: The Joy of Pursuing Creativity in the Margins of Motherhood