Welcome to this week’s Creative Wrap-Up! Every Friday, I share what I’ve been reading, writing, watching, and creating throughout the week. This is my way of staying connected with you, celebrating progress (even when some categories are quieter than others), and keeping momentum in my creative journey. Think of it as your weekly peek behind the scenes of my soft, sacred, slow creative life.
What I’ve Read This Week
I continued my journey through The Sherlock Holmes Complete Collection this week, finishing two short stories: The Adventure of the Three Students and The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez. There’s something deeply satisfying about Holmes’ methodical approach to solving mysteries—it’s inspiring me as I work on my own cozy mystery series!
What I’ve Written This Week
This was a productive writing week! I made solid progress on revisions for Blue Stone Blooms, the sequel to Blue Stone Christmas. I also published two Substack posts this week: my weekly devotional, Rest As the Foundation For New Beginnings: The Sunday Sabbath #11, and my weekly deep dive piece, Faith Comes From Hearing The Word: Your Platform Is Your Pulpit.
What I’ve Watched This Week
I’m still catching up on Vlogmas videos on YouTube from various creators. I’m completely caught up on Watson and NCIS: Origins now, just waiting for new episodes to drop. I’m also continuing my rewatch of Bones and need to catch the new episodes of the original NCIS.
What I’ve Created This Week
I’ve been continuing to work in my digital planner, but I’ve given myself permission to use it only as needed rather than forcing daily use. Since I work primarily out of Asana for my business planning and content management, this feels like a much healthier approach that honors how my brain actually works.
Other Creative Activities & Updates
This week brought something really special that isn’t creative work, but definitely feeds my soul: I just started a discipleship group with two of my good friends and ministry partners. We met this morning for breakfast and spent time getting to know each other better. I love being in a smaller group like this with just two other women, in addition to our larger co-ed Sunday School class. I especially appreciate that I’m not leading this group, so I can just show up, be fully present, and participate without carrying the responsibility of facilitation.
Watch the full video above for more details, behind-the-scenes thoughts, and to hear me share more about each of these updates!
Links Mentioned In This Video
Rest As the Foundation For New Beginnings: The Sunday Sabbath #11
Faith Comes From Hearing The Word: Your Platform Is Your Pulpit
What have you been reading, writing, or creating this week? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
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