Mother of Invention

Sometimes, you just need a little nudge

It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. And I can tell you, this is true. It’s why I began this Substack account.

For years, writing devotions has been my “thing.” We’re talking almost almost two decades now. For me, they’re easy to write and feel like an extension of myself. Almost like a journal entry. Devotions are also a great way to continually hone my writing skills and most online journals and magazines love free copy.

Over the years, it has been a win/win for all parties involved.

So when I finally got into writing devotions for a well-known, very old, and very established company, it felt like a dream come true.

Until just this week. They changed their policies, shattering my dream, and told me I could no longer write for more than one of their devotionals. Not two. And not the three that I had anticipated!

Mind you, I’d already written devotions for them, they were edited and approved. But after working years for “free” (submitting to journals and blogs that don’t pay) over the years and getting to a paid position only for them to tell me, “Sorry, you won’t be getting paid for those devotions you wrote after all,” I sorta lost it.

If I’m going to write for free, like I do with my blogs, then I’m going to do it for free on my terms.

Am I angry? No. Just frustrated.

I also believe God works in mysterious ways. I know, from experience, that nothing goes to waste. Not a single thing. Everything is working toward what is supposed to be.

If you’ve got two minutes a day, I plan on delivering devotions three or four days a week. Easy to read, simple posts: a daily letter to you, if you will. And if a few people like my posts, I may add weekend devotionals as part of a subscription plan.

Nothing fancy, just me and my devotions, as a middle-aged married mom wanting to keep doing what I love: write.