Welcome to your weekly Sabbath pause, dear friends. As we close another week of creating, striving, and growing, let’s take a moment to breathe deeply and reflect on God’s faithfulness in our creative journeys.
I missed last week’s Sunday Sabbath newsletter, and honestly? That felt appropriate. My husband started a new job last week—one he’s been working toward for the past few years. It’s a tremendous blessing, but the transition has been a lot for our family. Sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is actually rest and be present for what matters most, instead of creating content about rest.
Last week reminded me that Sabbath isn’t just a concept to write about—it’s a practice we live, even when (especially when) it’s inconvenient to our content calendars. When life requires our full attention, our creative work doesn’t have to come first. And that’s okay.
If you’re neurodivergent like me, you know the guilt that comes with missing something you committed to. But here’s what I’m learning: grace isn’t just a theological doctrine—it’s a daily practice. Sometimes trusting God’s design for our creative lives means acknowledging we need to pause, even when it disrupts our perfectly planned schedule. Sometimes being present for our families, celebrating their victories, and navigating transitions together is exactly where God needs us to be. And you know what? The world kept spinning. You’re still here. And God’s faithfulness didn’t depend on my newsletter showing up on time.
So if you missed something this week, or felt like you didn’t show up the way you “should” have—extend yourself the same grace. Our worth isn’t measured by our consistency; it’s rooted in Whose we are. And sometimes the most important creative work we do is showing up fully for the people we love.
Now, let’s dive into what God has been teaching us this week about His intentional design for our creative calling.
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” - Ephesians 2:10
This week, we’ve been exploring what it means to trust that God’s design for our creative lives is both intentional and perfect—even when it feels chaotic, scattered, or impossible to explain to others.
How God Met Us Through This Week’s Content Journey Together
Monday - Faith for Creatives: Fearfully & Wonderfully Made
We began the week diving deep into Psalm 139, anchoring ourselves in the profound truth that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Not just in general terms, but specifically as creators. David’s words remind us that God didn’t accidentally give you your creative voice—He designed it with the same intentionality He used to form the mountains and paint the sunsets. He knit together your unique perspective, your life experiences, your passions, and yes, even your neurodivergent brain, with purpose and precision. Every quirk, every interest, every “different” thing about you was woven together by the ultimate Designer. When you struggle to explain why you’re drawn to certain creative expressions or why your brain works the way it does, remember: God celebrates the uniqueness He deliberately built into you.
Wednesday - Multi-Passionate Creativity: The Multi-Project Life: Systems That Actually Work
Midweek, we got wonderfully practical about managing the beautiful chaos of multiple creative passions. We explored how themed seasons, project prioritization frameworks, and energy-based planning can help multi-passionate creators thrive instead of just survive. Because here’s the revolutionary truth we need to embrace: if God designed you to be interested in many things, then managing those interests isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about building systems that honor how you’re wired. Your multi-passionate nature isn’t a bug in the system; it’s a feature God intentionally coded into your DNA. The world might tell you to “pick one thing and stick with it,” but what if God gave you multiple interests because He needs your unique voice speaking into multiple spaces? What if your ability to connect disparate ideas is exactly what makes your creative work powerful?
Friday - The Writing Life: Finding Your Voice As A Non-Fiction Writer
We closed the week by exploring how to discover and trust your unique voice in non-fiction writing. We talked about the power of lived experience, the importance of writing from your authentic self rather than mimicking others, and how your specific perspective—shaped by your faith, your struggles, your victories—is exactly what the world needs to hear. Your perspective matters. Your story matters. The way you explain things, teach things, and share your journey—that’s not something to apologize for or hide. That’s your God-given creative fingerprint. Nobody else has walked your exact path. Nobody else sees the world through your precise lens. And that means nobody else can write what you’re meant to write in quite the way you’re meant to write it.
The Thread That Binds
Do you see the golden thread woven through this week? Trust.
Trust that God’s design of you—your brain, your interests, your voice—is not random chaos but divine intentionality. Trust that the systems you need to thrive are worth building, even if they look nothing like the systems that work for neurotypical, single-focus creators. Trust that your perspective is valuable and desperately needed in this world.
The enemy loves to whisper that we’re “too much” or “not enough.” Too scattered. Too different. Not organized enough. Not focused enough. Not disciplined enough. Not [fill in the blank] enough. He wants us to believe that we need to be fixed, smoothed out, made more “normal” before we can truly create for God’s kingdom.
But Ephesians 2:10 tells us we are God’s handiwork—His masterpiece, His poem, His work of art. The Greek word used here is poiema, from which we get our word “poem.” You are God’s poetry, carefully crafted with rhythm and purpose. And like any master artist, God doesn’t make mistakes. He doesn’t create throwaway drafts or accidental designs. You are the intentional, carefully crafted result of the Creator’s vision.
Your multi-passionate nature? Designed by God.
Your unique voice? Designed by God.
Your need for systems that work differently? Designed by God.
That “weird” way your brain makes connections? Designed by God.
This week, we’ve been given permission—no, an invitation—to stop trying to squeeze ourselves into molds that were never made for us. We’re invited to stop apologizing for taking up space with our many interests, our distinctive perspectives, our unconventional approaches. Instead, we’re called to build lives and creative practices that honor the specific, beautiful, intentional way God designed us to create.
What if the very things you’ve been trying to “fix” about yourself are actually the features God is most excited to use? What if your multi-passionate nature allows you to reach people that single-focus creators can’t? What if your unique voice is the exact frequency someone needs to hear the truth for the first time?
God’s design is always purposeful. Always. And that includes His design of you.
DEVOTIONAL REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. How did this week’s content speak to your current creative season?
Take a moment to consider: Are you in a season of questioning your design, or are you beginning to embrace it? Where do you most need to hear “you are wonderfully made”?
2. What specific insight or scripture resonated most with your heart?
Was it the reminder that you’re fearfully made? The practical systems for your multi-passionate brain? The encouragement to trust your unique voice? Let that truth sink deeper.
3. How might God be calling you to apply this week’s themes to your creative journey?
Perhaps it’s time to stop apologizing for your interests. Maybe you need to build that system you’ve been avoiding. Or maybe you just need to speak with your voice instead of trying to sound like someone else. What’s your next faithful step?
TRUSTING GOD’S DESIGN: MY FIRST FICTION RELEASE
Speaking of trusting God’s unique design and creative calling... I’m practicing what I preach with some exciting news!
My first fiction book—a cozy Christmas romance called Blue Stone Christmas—releases everywhere on October 25th. This story is a love letter to everyone who’s ever felt torn between the life they’ve built and the life they’re meant to live.
It’s about Gabrielle, a high-powered NYC marketing executive who gets snowed in with her ex-boyfriend Jonas in a small North Carolina mountain town, and all the Christmas magic (and second-chance awkwardness) that ensues. But more than that, it’s about trusting that sometimes the path home takes us through unexpected detours, and that God’s design for our lives is always better than our carefully crafted plans.
The story explores themes close to my heart: second chances, choosing authentic community over impressive careers, and finding home in the people who see us fully. If you love clean romance with heart, Christmas books that make you believe in grace, or stories about multi-passionate women figuring out what they really want, this might be your new favorite cozy read.
Signed copies are available for pre-order now, or you can grab it everywhere on October 25th. Read More Here!!
This week, we talked about trusting God’s design for our creative lives—well, this book is me living that out. Trusting that my voice matters. Trusting that the stories I’m called to tell are worth telling. Trusting that God’s handiwork includes the fiction flowing from my fingertips.
I’d love to hear what you think when you read it!
CLOSING BLESSING
May your week be filled with creative courage and holy rest. May you trust the Designer who made you exactly as you are, for exactly such a time as this. And may you create with confidence, knowing that your voice, your interests, and your unique way of seeing the world are not accidents—they are His handiwork.
You are wonderfully made, dear creator. Now go create like you believe it.
Until next Sunday,
Blessings and Sabbath peace 🕊️
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