Happy Wednesday ♡
Happy middle-of-the-week day. Happy the-work-is-hard-and-the-weight-is-heavy-but-we-keep-on-showing-up day.
I don’t know about you, but everything about this season seems to be speeding past me . . . seemingly through me, it feels. And,
I want to rage against it, want to
rage against
the race.I want to rest.
I imagine you feel the same . . . and I hope you keep finding minutes and making moments to rage against the race of this season. . .
On another note, the audiobook for Let There Be Art is %60 off — that’s $8 . . . and this deal ends tonight.
I don’t want to add to the mix of marketing messages and emails flooding your inbox . . . but I also don’t want you to miss this incredible deal.
If you’ve been wanting to buy and read Let There Be Art, now is your chance. If you don’t have time to read, but you’ve really been wanting to get into Let There Be Art, an audiobook is your best bet.
(Ask me how many audiobooks I’ve read this year. Because, #lifewithkids.)
I believe in this book so much, and I know so many others do too. (Special shout out to Brittany Johnson who recently got Let There Be Art into the Nashville Public Library).
This time of year is the perfect time of year to get (and gift) Let There Be Art. Though the seasons are shifting, and the natural word is slowing down, there remains in most, if not all of us, that inner desire to keep cultivating the longing to create . . . to make something of our lives, our time here on this earth.
Here’s a snippet from Let There Be Art:
The slow, silent, and unseen place you are in is good. It is a healing space; it is a hope-filled space. In this quiet time of respite, take inventory of where and how you feel depleted. Ask yourself honest questions and look at the work you put your hands to.
Where is there burnout?
Where is there striving?
Where is there overextension?
Where is there exhaustion?
As you locate these places, may you nourish yourself with the nutrients you need. Fill up on the things that restore and revive you. This will heal you for the here and now, but it will also prepare you for the future work you will do. Surround yourself with books, encouraging people, mentors of the creative passions you’ve paused from pursuing.There is purpose in this process, and there is so much unseen life in this silent season. It might be hard to hear and hard to believe.
It is hidden; nevertheless, it is here.
—Rachel Marie Kang, Let There Be Art, page 148
Hoping those words from Let There Be Art nudge you to, once again, rage against the race of this holiday season.
Speaking of the holidays. . .you’re the first to hear this ⤵
I’ve kept this quiet for quite some time, and now I am so glad to finally share that I wrote a collection of prayers — an exclusive offer for everyone who preorders The Matter of Little Losses directly from my publishers (at Baker Book House) before December 31, 2023.
“Holly for the Holidays” was originally going to be a bonus chapter . . . but. The honest truth is, I couldn’t muster up the time/strength/inspiration to write another chapter about grief. I also felt like, at this time of year, people need hope that is accessible and easy on the heart.
Not another chapter to
trudge through, but hope
easy to hold and behold.
Short, to the point,
a little a day, and
on the way.
So . . . I thought and I thought, and I landed on offering up a collection of 25 prayers. Just enough for each day in December, no matter where you find yourself in grief and/or faith.
“Holly for the Holidays” is only available to those who preorder The Matter of Little Losses from Baker Book House before December 31, 2023. And, it’s only $10.79 + free shipping, so order away.
Let me know if you do — I’d love to hear about it. And, if you’ve already preordered The Matter of Little Losses from Baker Book House, but you haven’t received “Holly for the Holidays” — reply to this email and let me know, and I’ll make sure you get it!
Okay, that’s all for now. More to come so, so soon. Until then, know that this woman-seeker-writer-wife-mother-daughter-sister-friend-business owner sure appreciates your fellowship and support. ♡
All,
Rachel
Rage against the race, indeed. Timely words for this soul. Thank you, Rachel.