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On 03.30.10 · 2 Comments · In Writing

In the months following Micah’s birth when I fell off the face of the planet, a few of my articles were published on myMISSIONfulfilled.com. I also had a couple of articles run in LifeWay’s ec, but I haven’t gotten those scanned yet, so if you’re interested in reading my latest published work, myMISSIONfulfilled will have to do.

When Mary (the former editor of MMF) asked me to write an article about life with a newborn, I thought it would be easy, especially since she asked for a journal-style article. Since I keep a journal anyway, I thought writing the article would be a breeze. Ha. Silly me. I neglected to acknowledge the fact that having a newborn changes everything, and finding the time to sit down and scribble a few lines in my journal was nigh impossible. But I did it anyway. And I’m glad I did. Newborn Life is the result.

Before Micah was born, I wrote a two-part series on God’s love for the nations. The first article, We, the People of the Nations, explores how God demonstrates his care for all the nations, not just the people of Israel, in the Old Testament. The second article, Talking with Ting, talks about opening our eyes to the nations that are among us.

Back in August (the last days of my pregnancy), MMF ran Working for Peanuts: How Microenterprise Gives Women a Hand Up. I was particularly excited about this article, since it gave me a chance to write about Northern Empowerment Association, one of the ministries we visited in Ghana. I also got to share some of the photos I took on the trip.

And finally, one day Mary was looking through leslieannjones.com and she found an entry that she liked. She asked if she could use Identity Crisis on MMF. How could I refuse? The article appeared on the site in late September, and I completely forgot about it until a few weeks ago.

Hope y’all enjoy looking through some of these articles. In the past couple of months, I’ve begun writing for MMF again, so expect to see some more links in the near future.

Until next time, grace and peace.

On 03.30.10 · 2 Comments · In Writing

Anne M.

Thanks for sharing your articles! I’ve definitely wrestled with some of the things you shared in “Identity Crisis”–from the other side of the fence, as a single woman pursuing my calling as a teacher and finding it a LOT more challenging than I had ever expected! It really forced me to run to Jesus and find my identity in Him. And I enjoy hearing how your writing is going. I’ve always dreamed of writing a children’s book, but my writing goals are the moment are a lot more basic–write at least a sentence a day. :)

http://leslieannjones.com Leslie Ann Jones

Hi Anne! I’m happy you found me, and I’m glad that I’m not alone in my identity crisis. A sentence a day isn’t a bad place to start. I’m getting ready to start a writing challenge of 1,000 words a day, 5 days a week. I’m afraid that it will get the best of me or that (gulp) I won’t have anything to say. But I won’t know until I try!