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I’m going dark for a bit. “They” say to neve

It takes an unhurried while. Then, There it is: ab

It takes an unhurried while. Then,
There it is: absence becomes Presence

-Eugene Peterson as quoted in A Burning in My Bones by @winncollier

This is the face of someone who just turned in her

This is the face of someone who just turned in her manuscript—the hardest, scariest, most exhilarating, anxiety-inducing thing she’s ever done. (By choice, at least.) It was four years ago, almost exactly.

With tears of relief and gratitude, I pushed “send” at 2:00am earlier that morning, just slipping in on my deadline. After a few hours sleep I went to the beach in the middle of winter to FEEL the world on my skin and squint in the bright light of day and eat ice cream cones with my family while laughing through the biting cold winds sweeping north from Antarctica across the Southern Ocean.

So much life has happened since that day, yet I remember clearly the feeling of accomplishment, liberation, healthy pride, and relief. I remember the joy and the exhale.

As I labor over my next book I keep thinking of this woman from July 2017. This face. This feeling. This relief and joy. I’m reminding myself that I will have it again in a few months time.

This is my motivational speech to myself: I have done hard things. There is no reason I can’t do hard things again. It’s okay to struggle. It’s okay to doubt. It’s okay to trust and lean in through it all.

Onward.

#amwriting

*Read this* Some of my besties have launched a b

His face says it all—so much love and pride and

His face says it all—so much love and pride and joy. 😍 This photo of my dad becoming a grandad will forever be a favorite of mine. It was his first time holding a newborn grandchild (Levi) and no one rocks being a grandfather better than him. 🥰

Happy Father’s Day, dad. I love you so much. Thanks for always being awesome—we are ridiculously lucky to have you. You gave me a wonderful childhood and continue to be one of the most important people in my life. Miss you so much!

💛💛💛

I’m just never going to be a dog person. But I a

I’m just never going to be a dog person. But I am a *my* dog person. Frankie love forever. 😍😍😍
#frankiebooker

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