Business and Art: Treat It Like a Business
When I first met my husband, he was freshly graduated from college, and he was in the prime of his glory days as a scholarship collegiate basketball player. He had come down to Waco, TX to interview for the position of Area Director for a ministry called K-Life, for which I was a...
Business and Art: Maintain Perspective
I'll never forget walking through the mall that day with my friend. It was a weekday, let's call it Wednesday, and we'd met up with our new babies for a little afternoon out of the house. We called it a "play date", but given the fact that neither of our children could yet hold their heads up...
Business and Art: Invite Yourself to the Party
*This is a continuation in my 5 Part series on how to turn your creative hobby into something more. To read the first post, click here. On my second to last day at the conference, I was licking some wounds. The night before, a popular band had come to perform and there was a floor open for...
Business and Art: A Series in Five Parts
I sat down heavy on the bed, tears pricking at the corners of my eyes as the emotions of the entire experience threatened to swallow me whole. I was alone at a conference for bloggers and writers, and I'd never felt more out of place in my life. When I left for the weekend, I had big plans. I'd...