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This is incredible Kelly! I'm going to share! Congratulations on this new journey of creative offerings to Jesus! 🙏🏻✨🙌🏻 You have come a long way. God is so good and faithful. ox
Thanks so much, Deb. That means so much to me. I am at a weird place, after an extended social media break, well, break from all things, where I know how good it feels to not be tied to my phone and socials and feel the pressure I put on myself to post things and create content…I was creating only for myself or not at all and it was amazing. But here I know I need to dip back in and I have to figure out what works for me. How do you do it?! The Balance? I’d love some insight or advice or perspective!!
I can relate in a tiny way, as we took a week off and went to Arizona for our 40th anniversary (it was actually on Easter!) with the dogs. Camped/glamped, ate good food, walked a ton, explored, read books!!! On a hammock!!! bonus! So so good. I kept saying to John this is what life should be like. No social media and a complete focus on “normal.” Normal to me isn’t this constant screen time - but it is and has been our new normal for a long time. He only took up looking at IG two years ago, after doing zero social media. Still writes checks, is very old fashioned business man, etc., and it’s killed me to see his new obsession. I use it for my creativity and lots of dog rescue sharing - but have never, ever used or been stuck on that “explore” page. It’s a trap. I get things fed to me and share them. Weird too right? This control of what you see. John reads a lot of newsy things and musician things - but ugh. I want the old husband back. I share this as it’s a lesson to me! But how? how, how how do we, as creators, not use these social sharing platforms? I have met you through them, for example. God has injected Himself into Substack and IG for me in ways that are completely miraculous. I just can’t use any more apps than that. As a former, very much working photographer - how was I able to transition from film to digital? ugh. so hard. Then what? no more referrals? word of mouth? I have to use Facebook? yuck. no. Tap dance for my business? no way. I left that after six months in 2009 and rebuilt my website. I prayed. And within a week was offered a pool job with Harvey Mudd University - which lasted seven years. I was found through my serious website. But that is now really going to the wayside. Our faith in being seen on our professional websites is waning. We are forced into these communities - but I see it as sitting with all kinds of people that need to hear how good God is and also some truth and light and God’s got me in this place where I am not just talking to like-minded people. He’s got me with many, many diverse souls. My first piece for Lighthouse Publication was The Highway of God. It’s true how He is on this digital highway. We are smart. We don’t have to fight it - we just have to adjust our sails for our noticing (outside of the screens) our eyes and for our head’s sake (weakened/headaches) and trust that the time we schedule to be on these platforms is where God meets us. And… do all the other things we want outside of using them. He is the great connector and speaking for Him is and never will be an easy road. Writing for Lighthouse has been this amazing blessing - because God has had people open my work that have told me they were about to trash it in their email boxes. And that they needed to hear what I was saying. We need your art, words and love Kelly, that you exude in fellowship and with your family. It’s very slow - but eventually that one person comes along and everything is worth it. We can find some balance too. I hope this helps. I just adore you. oxox
What a beautiful way to spend time communing with God. I love your journal page!
Thank you! It’s been such a life giving experience ❤️
This is incredible Kelly! I'm going to share! Congratulations on this new journey of creative offerings to Jesus! 🙏🏻✨🙌🏻 You have come a long way. God is so good and faithful. ox
Thanks so much, Deb. That means so much to me. I am at a weird place, after an extended social media break, well, break from all things, where I know how good it feels to not be tied to my phone and socials and feel the pressure I put on myself to post things and create content…I was creating only for myself or not at all and it was amazing. But here I know I need to dip back in and I have to figure out what works for me. How do you do it?! The Balance? I’d love some insight or advice or perspective!!
I can relate in a tiny way, as we took a week off and went to Arizona for our 40th anniversary (it was actually on Easter!) with the dogs. Camped/glamped, ate good food, walked a ton, explored, read books!!! On a hammock!!! bonus! So so good. I kept saying to John this is what life should be like. No social media and a complete focus on “normal.” Normal to me isn’t this constant screen time - but it is and has been our new normal for a long time. He only took up looking at IG two years ago, after doing zero social media. Still writes checks, is very old fashioned business man, etc., and it’s killed me to see his new obsession. I use it for my creativity and lots of dog rescue sharing - but have never, ever used or been stuck on that “explore” page. It’s a trap. I get things fed to me and share them. Weird too right? This control of what you see. John reads a lot of newsy things and musician things - but ugh. I want the old husband back. I share this as it’s a lesson to me! But how? how, how how do we, as creators, not use these social sharing platforms? I have met you through them, for example. God has injected Himself into Substack and IG for me in ways that are completely miraculous. I just can’t use any more apps than that. As a former, very much working photographer - how was I able to transition from film to digital? ugh. so hard. Then what? no more referrals? word of mouth? I have to use Facebook? yuck. no. Tap dance for my business? no way. I left that after six months in 2009 and rebuilt my website. I prayed. And within a week was offered a pool job with Harvey Mudd University - which lasted seven years. I was found through my serious website. But that is now really going to the wayside. Our faith in being seen on our professional websites is waning. We are forced into these communities - but I see it as sitting with all kinds of people that need to hear how good God is and also some truth and light and God’s got me in this place where I am not just talking to like-minded people. He’s got me with many, many diverse souls. My first piece for Lighthouse Publication was The Highway of God. It’s true how He is on this digital highway. We are smart. We don’t have to fight it - we just have to adjust our sails for our noticing (outside of the screens) our eyes and for our head’s sake (weakened/headaches) and trust that the time we schedule to be on these platforms is where God meets us. And… do all the other things we want outside of using them. He is the great connector and speaking for Him is and never will be an easy road. Writing for Lighthouse has been this amazing blessing - because God has had people open my work that have told me they were about to trash it in their email boxes. And that they needed to hear what I was saying. We need your art, words and love Kelly, that you exude in fellowship and with your family. It’s very slow - but eventually that one person comes along and everything is worth it. We can find some balance too. I hope this helps. I just adore you. oxox